GDF-15 can predict heart failure risk, especially in diabetes patients: Study Medha Baranwal9 Jun 2022 11:04 AM ISTUSA: Growth differentiation factor-15 (GDF-15) provides complementary prognostic information on the risk of heart failure (HF), particularly among...
Young children with HCM benefit from similar management strategies as older children: JACC Medha Baranwal8 Jun 2022 7:15 PM ISTUK: Early-onset childhood hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) (before 12 years) bears a similar symptom burden and cardiac phenotype compared to...
Is waist-to-height ratio the best parameter to predict CVD in hypertensive patients? Study sheds light Medha Baranwal7 Jun 2022 10:45 AM ISTChina: Findings from a recent study in the journal BMC Cardiovascular Disorders support a positive association between waist-to-height ratio...
Genetic testing may provide useful information in early-onset atrial fibrillation patients: JAMA Meghna A Singhania2 Jun 2022 8:00 PM ISTUSA: The presence of a disease-associated rare variant for an inherited cardiomyopathy or arrhythmia syndrome among patients with early-onset atrial...
CSF marker concentration helps identify unipolar depression: JAMA Medical Dialogues Editorial Team31 May 2022 7:30 PM ISTDenmark: Cerebrospinal fluid marker concentrations in individuals with unipolar depression may differ from healthy control subjects, says an article...
Nano-curcumin supplementation promising for treating ICU patients with sepsis: Study Medha Baranwal31 May 2022 10:00 AM ISTIran: Nano-curcumin (NC) supplementation is a promising treatment strategy for critically ill patients with sepsis, a recent study in Food and...
Admission procalcitonin in septic shock associated with mortality risk: Study Medha Baranwal26 May 2022 8:00 PM ISTUSA: Admission procalcitonin (Procal) level in septic shock may be a risk factor for increased mortality but further studies are needed before...
Circulating NMR metabolic biomarkers may enhance risk prediction of type 2 diabetes Medha Baranwal25 May 2022 8:00 AM ISTUK: Circulating nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR)-based metabolic biomarkers when added to conventional risk factors modestly enhanced the risk...
CAC scan more fruitful for youth with familial hypercholesterolemia or at risk for ASCVD: JACC Medha Baranwal20 May 2022 7:30 PM ISTUSA: A new tool that calculates coronary artery calcium (CAC) percentile scores by age, sex, and race can help clinicians to get a fuller picture of...
Greater triglyceride-glucose index variability tied to higher risk of cardiovascular disease Medha Baranwal18 May 2022 10:45 AM ISTChina: A higher level of triglyceride-glucose (TyG) and greater TyG variability are both independently associated with a higher risk of cardiovascular...
Cardiogenic shock: Plasma glucose at admission tied to mortality in patients without diabetes Medha Baranwal17 May 2022 7:30 PM ISTSouth Korea: A recent study in The American Journal of Cardiology showed that plasma glucose obtained at admission in cardiogenic shock is associated...
Single high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T reading can safely exclude MI in ED Medha Baranwal15 May 2022 11:08 PM ISTUSA: A single high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT) below the cutoff of 6 ng/L is a rapid and safe strategy for identifying a substantial...
