Muscle mass measurement on DEXA predicts mortality in cardiac surgery patients: Study Medha Baranwal18 Aug 2021 3:30 AM GMTMontreal: A recent study in the American Heart Journal showed that in older cardiac surgery patients, the measurements of muscle mass on dual-energy...
High doses of Levothyroxine increase atrial fibrillation risk in elderly, finds study Medha Baranwal21 Oct 2020 12:00 PM GMTCanada: The administration of levothyroxine at a dose above 0.075 mg/day in older adults may increase the risk of atrial fibrillation (AF)...
Lung ultrasound may improve heart failure diagnosis and reduce hospitalization risk Medha Baranwal9 July 2020 9:31 AM GMTMexico: The use of lung ultrasound (LUS) in clinical follow-up of heart failure (HF) patients significantly reduces the risk of urgent visits for...
4-item PRECISE-DAPT score good enough to predict bleeding risk in patients on DAPT Dr. Prem Aggarwal Aggarwal2 April 2020 5:00 AM GMTResearchers have found that a simplified 4-item PRECISE-DAPT score excluding WBC maintains the capability to categorize patients who benefit or not...
