Absence of symptoms in Stable Ischemic Heart Disease predicts complications after PCI MD Editorial Team23 Dec 2021 9:00 AM ISTIschemic 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 9:15 AM ISTThe renin-angiotensin inhibitors (RASi) plays a crucial role in the pathogenesis of hypertension (HTN). Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors...
Pakistani Americans, American Indians found to be at high risk of CVD- MASALA STUDY Dr. Nandita Mohan21 Dec 2021 2:50 PM ISTThe "MASALA STUDY" talks about the determinants of suboptimal cardiovascular health within South Asian American subgroups that may help to tailor...
Hyperthyroidism related AF patients at high risk of ischemic stroke, finds study MD Editorial Team21 Dec 2021 9:15 AM ISTAtrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common type of cardiac arrhythmia in patients. An estimation of the prevalence of AF in the United States ranges...
American Indians and Pakistani Americans at high risk of cardiovascular disease: MASALA STUDY MD Editorial Team18 Dec 2021 11:15 AM ISTCardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of death globally, taking an estimated 17.9 million lives each year. In 2018, American...
Muscle mass measurement on DEXA predicts mortality in cardiac surgery patients: Study Medha Baranwal18 Aug 2021 9:00 AM ISTMontreal: 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 5:30 PM ISTCanada: 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 3:01 PM ISTMexico: 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 10:30 AM ISTResearchers have found that a simplified 4-item PRECISE-DAPT score excluding WBC maintains the capability to categorize patients who benefit or not...
