Copeptin plus troponin combo, accurate in ruling out acute myocardial infarction: Study Dr. Hiral patel12 July 2022 8:00 PM ISTUSA: In low-to-intermediate risk patients with the suspected acute coronary syndrome, combined negative copeptin and highly sensitive troponin testing...
Peak troponin and early CMR guides management in suspected ACS and nonobstructive coronary arteries Dr. Hiral patel9 July 2022 10:30 AM ISTUK: Early cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) in patients with suspected myocardial infarction and non-obstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA) is...
Panhypopituitarism mimicking symptoms of heart attack: A case report Medha Baranwal21 Jun 2022 7:00 AM ISTJapan: Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is a fatal disease, the authors however suggest that clinicians must not discount panhypopituitarism as it may...
Coronary thrombo-embolic events after Covid-19 vaccination Dr. Nandita Mohan7 Jun 2022 9:00 AM ISTThrombo-embolic complications after Corona virus disease-19 (COVID-19) vaccination have been previously reported. Study in Indian heart journal...
Text messaging fails to improve medication adherence in acute coronary syndrome patients Medha Baranwal14 May 2022 12:15 PM ISTAustralia: A text message-based program wherein patients received "motivational and supportive" text messages in the year following ACS did not have...
Age not a limiting factor- CABG Surpasses PCI for ACS in Elders with Multimorbidity MD Bureau27 April 2022 11:00 AM ISTCoronary artery disease (CAD) is a major cause of mortality and is a global health problem reaching epidemic proportions in both developed as well as...
Timely access to PCI saves lives in ACS with CS regardless of other facilities of treating hospital MD Bureau20 April 2022 9:45 AM ISTCardiogenic shock (CS) occurs in 6% to 10% of patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and remains the most common cause of in-hospital mortality...
Type 2 MI Less Frequent Than Type 1 MI But Has Similar Long-term Outcome MD Bureau21 March 2022 11:30 AM ISTType 2 myocardial infarction (MI) is an imbalance between myocardial oxygen demand and supply, leading to myocardial ischemia. It is not due to plaque...
Prasugrel dose de-escalation reduces risk of minor bleeding events at 1 year in ACS patients Dr. Shravani Dali11 March 2022 10:00 AM ISTPrasugrel dose de-escalation compared with conventional therapy may reduce the risk of minor bleeding events at 1 year, according to a recent study...
Short dapt with clopidogrel has similar effects that of long term dapt Dr. Nandita Mohan7 March 2022 5:38 PM ISTPatients with Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) are regarded as having a higher long-term risk of cardiovascular events after percutaneous coronary...
Short DAPT Followed by Clopidogrel monotherapy No Better Than Long term DAPT: JAMA MD Bureau3 March 2022 11:00 AM ISTPatients with Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) are regarded as having a higher long-term risk of cardiovascular events after percutaneous coronary...
High ratio of fasting blood sugar to HDL-C tied to CV adverse events, death in ACS patients: Study Medha Baranwal26 Feb 2022 9:00 AM ISTChina: A recent study reveals that a higher ratio of fasting blood glucose to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (FG/HDL-C) is tied to a higher risk...
