vFFR-Guided Strategy Noninferior to Standard FFR in Coronary Lesions: NEJM Medha Baranwal11 April 2026 9:30 AM ISTNetherlands: A study in the New England Journal of Medicine has revealed that angiography-derived fractional flow reserve (vFFR) is an effective...
Dual-Antigen Targeting Yields 79 Percent Response in Drug-Resistant True extramedullary myeloma, suggests study Aashi verma10 April 2026 8:45 PM ISTA remarkable clinical response was achieved in 79% of patients battling drug-resistant, true extramedullary myeloma (EMM) through an innovative...
Radiofrequency Ablation Fails to Improve Survival and Worsens Quality of Life in Pancreatic Cancer: JAMA Medha Baranwal8 April 2026 8:45 PM ISTNetherlands: In a randomized clinical trial of patients with locally advanced pancreatic cancer (LAPC) following 2 months of multiagent chemotherapy,...
AI-powered ECG could help guide lifelong heart monitoring for patients with repaired tetralogy of fallot Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli8 April 2026 8:15 PM IST Researchers at the Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Heart Center led a multicenter effort to develop and validate an artificial intelligence (AI) tool...
IVUS and Angiography in Left Main PCI: OPTIMAL Trial Show Comparable Outcomes Aashi verma8 April 2026 9:00 AM ISTA major clinical trial recently demonstrated that intravascular ultrasonography (IVUS) guidance during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)...
Aortic Calcification on Chest X-Ray Signals Poorer Survival After Minor Limb Amputation: Study Medha Baranwal5 April 2026 8:45 PM ISTFinland: Aortic calcifications (ACs) visible on routine chest radiographs may signal worse survival prospects for patients undergoing minor lower limb...
AI Tool Shows High Accuracy in TB Drug-Resistance Screening, ICMR-NIRT Study Finds Aashi verma3 April 2026 8:30 PM ISTIndia: A recent study reports that an artificial intelligence (AI) system demonstrated 92-100% accuracy in interpreting tuberculosis (TB) line probe...
Percutaneous thermal ablation exhbits near-Zero Mortality, 3 Percent Complication Rate in small malignant liver tumors: Meta-Analysis Medha Baranwal2 April 2026 8:45 PM ISTFrance: A recent meta-analysis published in Radiology has reaffirmed the strong safety profile of percutaneous thermal ablation (PTA) for the...
Epicardial Fat Linked to Coronary Disease Progression, Suggests Research Aashi verma2 April 2026 9:45 AM ISTPeople with higher levels of epicardial adipose tissue (EAT)-fat surrounding the heart-tend to have more coronary plaque buildup and experience faster...
Elevated Lipoprotein(a) Predicts ASCVD Risk Despite Low CAC Score: Study Medha Baranwal1 April 2026 9:00 AM ISTUSA: Based on data from multiple large cohort studies, researchers have concluded that higher levels of lipoprotein(a) are associated with an...
Study Highlights MRI Screening of cancer in Dense Breasts: Benefits with Trade-Off of False Positives Medha Baranwal1 April 2026 8:15 AM ISTUSA: Researchers have found in a new study that among high-risk patients with extremely dense breasts, adding biennial MRI to routine screening may...
Thermal Ablation Shows Near-Zero Mortality in Liver Tumors, finds research Dr Riya Dave30 March 2026 9:00 PM ISTPercutaneous thermal ablation shows that its 90-day mortality rate is nearly zero, and its major complication rate is only about 3%, which again shows...
