Study reveals coronary atherosclerosis prevalent even in low-risk adults with normal cholesterol levels Yakshi Chugh10 Aug 2024 8:30 AM ISTIn a recent study published in the journal JACC Advances, researchers examined the presence of coronary atherosclerosis using coronary computed...
High Serum Lp(a) Levels Linked to Increased ASCVD Risk in Hemodialysis Patients, finds study Dr Riya Dave9 Aug 2024 8:15 PM ISTIn a study, researchers found that elevated serum lipoprotein(a) (Lp(a)) was associated with an increased risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular...
The Role of Aspirin in Reducing ASCVD Mortality Among Adults with High Lp(a) Concentrations Dr A B Chandorkar8 Aug 2024 11:00 AM ISTAtherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) burden in young individuals is a major health concern, particularly in less developed nations where...
Application of PREVENT Risk Calculator would reclassify many patients to lower ASCVD risk, shrink statin candidate pool: JAMA Medha Baranwal7 Aug 2024 9:30 AM ISTUSA: Research suggests that rules for starting statin and blood pressure (BP) medications may be revised with a new and enhanced cardiovascular risk...
Evaluating the Benefits of Aspirin in Lowering ASCVD Mortality for Elevated Lp(a) Individuals Dr. Prem Aggarwal4 July 2024 12:22 PM ISTAtherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) among young adults is a major public health challenge with a global prevalence of 7% to 30%. (1) Due to...
Evergreen Talk Series: Linagliptin and Dapagliflozin combination for T2DM with Cardiovascular risk or established ASCVD MD Brand Connect21 Dec 2023 11:45 AM ISTPresenting the Evergreen Talk Series featuring Dr. Brij Mohan Makkar, a Senior Diabetologist and Obesity Specialist from Delhi, Dr. Sameer I. Dani,...
Early initiation of SGLT2 inhibitors reduces MACE in Type 2 Diabetes patients at ASCVD risk Aditi29 Nov 2022 12:15 PM ISTChina: An investigation has revealed that initiation of SGLT2 inhibitor early in Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) patients reduces the rates of major adverse...
Journal Club - Smokers With Heart Disease can add up 5 Years by Quitting Dr. Nandita Mohan4 May 2022 6:36 PM ISTAdverse effects of smoking and heart health in smokers. Smoking cessation appears to be comparable to the use of three targeted drugs in warding off...
Elevated Lp(a) levels and CAC score together heighten risk of ASCVD, finds new analysis of MESA study Dr Kartikeya Kohli25 Feb 2022 9:45 AM ISTElevated lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] and coronary artery calcium (CAC) score are individually associated with increased atherosclerotic cardiovascular...
CAC Testing may help predict CAD in Younger Patients at ASCVD risk: study Dr Sravan Kumar5 Nov 2021 9:00 AM ISTCoronary artery calcium (CAC), measured by noncontrast cardiac computed tomography (CT), is a noninvasive method to assess subclinical coronary...
CT CAC useful in identifying which patients may benefit from statin therapy: JAMA Dr. Shravani Dali27 Aug 2021 10:00 AM ISTCT coronary artery calcium (CAC) scoring can be used as an adjunct to risk-enhancing factor assessment to allow the health professionals to confirm...
Lower LDL-C <30 mg/dl in extreme risk category B: LAI dyslipedemia Guidelines Part III Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli5 Feb 2021 11:45 AM ISTThe burden of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) in India is alarmingly high and is a cause of concern. Indians are not only at high risk...
