Immediate or staged complete revascularization- which is better in patients with STEMI and MVD? Medha Baranwal24 April 2023 4:15 AM GMTKorea: A recent study compared clinical outcomes between immediate and staged complete revascularization in primary PCI (percutaneous coronary...
Vitamin D supplementation of no substantial benefit in patients with type 2 diabetes and CKD Medha Baranwal20 March 2023 4:45 AM GMTUK: A recent study has shown that calcitriol (active vitamin D) treatment, compared to a placebo, might not improve left ventricular mass index (LVMI)...
Easy-to-use ECG algorithm can predict coronary occlusion site in STEMI patients: Study Medha Baranwal1 Nov 2022 6:30 AM GMTItaly: A comprehensive and easy-to-use ECG algorithm derived from an extensive literature review can accurately predict the infarct-related artery...
Pre-existing Frailty Linked with Worse Clinical Outcome in Older Adults with Acute MI MD Bureau8 April 2022 3:30 AM GMTPhysical frailty is a commonly encountered geriatric syndrome among older adults without coronary heart disease (CHD). A recent study suggests that...
Novel Biomarkers may Identify Biventricular Involvement in Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy MD Bureau24 Feb 2022 3:30 AM GMTArrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) is an inherited heart muscle disease characterized by fibrofatty replacement of the myocardium...
Circulating fibrocyte levels positively correlate with infarct size in STEMI patients: Study Medha Baranwal22 Feb 2022 4:15 AM GMTUSA: A recent study reveals that measuring circulating fibrocyte levels 6 months after STEMI is positively associated with 6-month infarct size...
Prevalence of Cardiogenic shock complicating non-ST-segment elevation doubles, reveals study MD Bureau15 Feb 2022 3:30 AM GMTCardiogenic shock (CS) complicates 5% to 10% of all acute myocardial infarctions (AMI) and remains the leading cause of death in the contemporary...
Infarct size of fibrocytes to increase risk of heart attack Dr. Nandita Mohan4 Feb 2022 1:17 PM GMTAccording to a study in American Heart Journal Circulating fibrocytes measured 6 months after STEMI positively correlate with 6-month infarct size...
Patients with repaired tetralogy of Fallot may have good long-term outcomes, predict Cardiac MRI markers Medha Baranwal20 Jan 2022 5:00 AM GMTBoston, MA: A recent study has revealed that adults with repaired tetralogy of Fallot (rTOF) and a no more than mild right ventricular (RV)...
Racial & Financial Disparities Influence Women undergoing Revascularization Post MIÂ MD Bureau13 Jan 2022 3:30 AM GMTDespite technical and pharmaceutical advancements and achievements in the last two decades and some decrease in overall mortality rate from...
Absence of symptoms in Stable Ischemic Heart Disease predicts complications after PCI MD Editorial Team23 Dec 2021 3:30 AM GMTIschemic heart disease is known to be caused by atherosclerotic or thrombotic obstruction of coronary arteries. Clinical manifestation of ischemic...
Stopping Renin-angiotensin inhibitors in hyperkalemia lowers recurrence risk but not CV events MD Editorial Team22 Dec 2021 3:45 AM GMTThe renin-angiotensin inhibitors (RASi) plays a crucial role in the pathogenesis of hypertension (HTN). Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors...
