Dementia risk decreases after Smoking Cessation in Atrial Fibrillation patients Dr. Nandita Mohan23 Jun 2022 9:00 AM ISTAccording to a new study published in the Jama Network Open, smoking is associated with a significantly higher risk of dementia in patients with...
Don't ablate too much in AF especially at advanced stages: JAMA Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli22 Jun 2022 11:33 AM ISTAblation is a procedure where physicians destroy or ablate cardiac tissue to correct irregular heart rhythms. Findings of one of the largest...
Antimalarials and electrocardiographic alterations: New data bring confidence Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli5 Jun 2022 8:00 PM ISTPrevious findings on the link between hydroxychloroquine and risk of arrhythmia have been contradictory, with low-level evidence-based results. To...
AI predicts if -- and when -- someone will have cardiac arrest Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli6 May 2022 9:00 AM IST"Sudden cardiac death caused by arrhythmia accounts for as many as 20 percent of all deaths worldwide and we know little about why it's happening or...
Obesity linked to recurrence of Atrial fibrillation after ablation Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli21 April 2022 9:00 AM ISTCopenhagen, Denmark: Overweight patients with atrial fibrillation are more likely to experience a return of the heart rhythm disorder after a...
Early monomorphic ventricular tachycardia tied to long term mortality in STEMI Dr. Nandita Mohan17 March 2022 6:00 PM ISTEarly monomorphic ventricular tachycardia (VT) compared to nonmonomorphic VT/VF (ventricular fibrillation) is associated with a higher risk of...
Annual Holter monitoring helpful in future arrhythmia risk assessment in ARVC patients, JAMA dr. Abhimanyu Uppal3 March 2022 9:00 AM ISTFindings on the Holter monitoring constitute one of the criteria for Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) diagnosis. But is there a...
How early can patients with secondary prevention ICDs drive independently? Medical Dialogues Editorial Team14 Jan 2022 10:45 AM ISTThe study stresses reconsidering the existing restrictions for private driving following the implantation of a secondary prevention ICD.Canada:...
Aster Medcity launches specialised treatment Cryoablation Medical Dialogues Bureau2 Nov 2021 9:00 AM ISTCryoablation is an innovative and successful way to restore a normal heartbeat after interrupting abnormal electrical pathways that leads to stroke...
Bullet from the past: An interesting case report of scar related VT. dr. Abhimanyu Uppal27 April 2021 1:04 AM ISTThe majority of ventricular tachycardias (VTs) occurs in patients with structural heart disease and is associated with an increased risk of sudden...
People with heart rhythm disorders warned over cannabis use Hina Zahid24 April 2021 7:15 AM ISTSophia Antipolis : A study of 2.4 million hospitalised cannabis users has found that those with an arrhythmia were 4.5 times more likely to die while...
Seizure drug Lamotrigine may increase arrhythmia risk in heart patients, warns FDA Medha Baranwal2 April 2021 11:30 AM ISTUSA: People with heart disease taking the seizure and bipolar disorder drug lamotrigine (Lamictal) may be at increased risk of heart rhythm problems...
