Warfarin as effective as Dabigatran in elderly with AF: study Dr. Shravani Dali17 Nov 2022 8:00 PM ISTAmong older adults with atrial fibrillation with no cognitive compromise at baseline, there was no statistical difference between warfarin or...
Endoxan as convenient oral anticoagulant may spare kids from frequent injections and frequent tests Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli11 Nov 2022 9:15 AM ISTResearchers have found in a new study that Endoxan may be used conveniently as oral anticoagulant in children for conditions such as Kawasaki...
Ramping up heart failure medicines quickly reduces risk of readmission and death: STRONG-HF Dr Manav Agarwal10 Nov 2022 10:15 AM ISTThere is a paucity of evidence for dose and pace of up-titration of guideline-directed medical therapies after admission to hospital for acute heart...
Metoprolol or diltiazem, which is better for rate control in atrial fibrillation? Dr Kartikeya Kohli9 Nov 2022 12:00 PM ISTUSA: A study published in Annals of Pharmacotherapy comparing two drug classes for controlling ventricular rate in patients with atrial fibrillation...
Electrode position, AP or AL, may not impact success rate of cardioversion of AF Dr Kartikeya Kohli5 Nov 2022 10:00 AM ISTUSA: The success rate of direct current (DC) cardioversion of atrial fibrillation (AF) patients is not affected by whether the position of the...
Novel troponin test detects heart attack quickly and more specifically Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli3 Nov 2022 8:00 PM ISTBlood sample tests for cardiac troponins are an important cornerstone in the diagnostics of heart attack, but the result may be elevated also due to...
Periodontitis - A modifiable risk factor for Atrial Fibrillation, finds study Dr.Niharika Harsha B3 Nov 2022 10:00 AM ISTA recent investigation found that there is a histological association between periodontitis and atrial fibrosis, and it is a modifiable risk factor...
High prevalence of angina with no obstructive CAD observed in females, reveals coronary angiography study Dr.Niharika Harsha B1 Nov 2022 8:00 PM ISTA new investigation found that there was a high prevalence of Angina with no obstructive coronary artery disease (ANOCA) in patients undergoing...
Apixaban associated with lower risk of GI bleeding compared to all DOACs Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli1 Nov 2022 2:45 AM ISTA multinational cohort study of persons with atrial fibrillation (AF) found that compared with all direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs), apixaban was...
Pulmonary vein isolation with myocardium ablation improves AF outcomes: NEJM Jacinthlyn Sylvia31 Oct 2022 9:00 AM ISTResults in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation (AF) were dramatically improved by pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) combined with customized...
Severe obesity among adolescent males strongly linked to early atrial fibrillation: JAHA Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli20 Oct 2022 8:00 PM ISTSweden: A recent study has revealed a strong association between increasing body mass index (BMI) in adolescent men with the development of early...
Stroke, systemic embolism risk halved in AF patients with VHD who took apixaban versus Rivaroxaban Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli20 Oct 2022 11:45 AM ISTAccording to researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania patients of Atrial fibrillation with VHD receiving...
