ST-elevation in precordial leads major predictor in acute total left main occlusion, study finds Medical Dialogues Editorial Team5 May 2022 3:30 AM GMTChina: A new study published in BMC Cardiovascular Diseases shows that in unprotected left main (ULM) artery occlusion, ST-segment elevation (STE) in...
FFR-guided PCI non-Inferior to IVUS in intermediate coronary stenosis: FLAVOUR TRIAL Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli9 April 2022 4:30 AM GMTFor stenting decisions in intermediate coronary stenosis, fractional flow reserve (FFR) guidance was non inferior to those with intravascular...
Kolkata: B.R Singh Hospital performs Rare Coronary Angioplasty Medical Dialogues Team7 April 2022 9:30 AM GMTKolkata: The Eastern Railway's B. R. Singh hospital recently performed coronary angioplasty on a male patient aged 43. It was a rare surgery performe...
Type 2 MI Less Frequent Than Type 1 MI But Has Similar Long-term Outcome MD Bureau21 March 2022 6:00 AM GMTType 2 myocardial infarction (MI) is an imbalance between myocardial oxygen demand and supply, leading to myocardial ischemia. It is not due to plaque ...
Cardiogenic shock a serious risk of heart attack Dr. Nandita Mohan15 Feb 2022 12:21 PM GMTHeart attacks are the leading cause of death, many factors influence heart attack lifestyle, habits but cardiogenic shock is a life-threatening...
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...
Evaluation and diagnosis of chest pain- ACC, AHA publish first guideline Dr Kartikeya Kohli2 Nov 2021 3:45 AM GMTAmerican Heart Association (AHA) and American College of Cardiology (ACC) have released a joint clinical practice guideline on evaluation and...
Routine pressure wire assessment of no additional benefit for diagnosing cause of chest pain: Study Hina Zahid3 Sep 2021 3:30 AM GMTRIPCORD2 found that a strategy of systematic FFR in all major coronary arteries amenable to revascularisation was cost-neutral compared to...
Vitamin D deficiency strongly linked to acute coronary syndrome in new study Medha Baranwal31 Aug 2021 5:30 AM GMTSaudi Arabia: A recent study published in the journal Vascular Health and Risk Management found a strong association between vitamin D and its...
Early coronary angiography improves cardiovascular outcomes in patients with acute heart failure: Study Medha Baranwal16 Aug 2021 3:45 AM GMTCanada: Early coronary angiography during acute heart failure (HF) hospitalization is associated with lower HF readmissions, cardiovascular death,...
Coronary angiography or revascularization in advanced CKD and CCS does not improve outcomes: Study Dr. Shravani Dali6 Aug 2021 4:30 AM GMTRoutine coronary angiography or revascularization before renal transplant in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease and chronic coronary...
Non-Dipper Hypertension, a Novel Parameter to Determine Progression of CAD MD Bureau22 Jan 2021 3:15 PM GMTThe progression of atherosclerosis occurs by either inflammation and thrombus accumulation or by progressive lipid accumulation. Although there are...
