Regular drinking increases burden of atrial fibrillation risk in young adults: JAMA Jacinthlyn Sylvia8 Sept 2022 8:00 PM ISTSouth Korea: Even in young individuals between the ages of 20 and 39, persistent moderate to heavy drinking and a larger cumulative alcohol...
Early rhythm control therapy bests rate control for lowering CV complications in most AF patients Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli6 Sept 2022 9:00 AM ISTResearchers have found in a cohort study of patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and low risk for stroke that early rhythm control therapy was...
Screening of AF using smartphones enhances detection and treatment Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli4 Sept 2022 7:30 PM ISTScreening of Atrial fibrillation using smartphones enhances detection and treatment. Use of conventional smartphones more than doubles the...
In Rheumatic heart disease AF, rivaroxaban use raises death, stroke risk: INVICTUS Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli30 Aug 2022 8:00 PM ISTRheumatic heart disease is a chronic condition resulting from heart valve damage caused by rheumatic fever. One in five patients with...
Low-Dose Edoxaban lowers risk of embolism among Elderly with atrial fibrillation: JAMA Jacinthlyn Sylvia27 Aug 2022 11:15 AM ISTIn a new study conducted by Shintaro Akashi and colleagues, it was found that older individuals with atrial fibrillation (AF) who took low-dose...
Atrial fibrillation in Andhra Pradesh- The AP-AF study Dr. Nandita Mohan26 Aug 2022 9:30 AM ISTStudies conducted in India have shown wide variations in atrial fibrillation prevalence, ranging from 0.1 to 1.6 (%). Unfortunately, in India...
DR-FLASH score useful tool to predict ideal ablation strategy for patients with AF: study Dr. Shravani Dali24 Aug 2022 10:00 AM ISTDR-FLASH score is a useful tool to predict ideal ablation strategy for patients with atrial fibrillation suggests a recent study published in the...
High total cholesterol and LDL-C levels during midlife reduce risk of atrial fibrillation Jacinthlyn Sylvia23 Aug 2022 12:15 PM ISTA new study published in PLOS Medicine suggests that midlife high total cholesterol (TC) and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) were linked...
Sleep-disordered breathing and cardiac arrhythmias in adults: AHA guidance takeaways Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli17 Aug 2022 8:00 PM ISTAmerican Heart Association (AHA) has issued a new statement that provides important guidance about association of development of cardiac arrhythmia...
Higher risk of dementia if an upper heart chamber is abnormal Isra Zaman13 Aug 2022 9:15 AM ISTStructural or functional abnormalities within the heart's left atrium, with or without symptoms, may increase a person's risk of developing dementia...
Atrial cardiopathy associated with increased dementia risk: JAHA Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli10 Aug 2022 7:11 PM ISTResearchers have found in a new study that Atrial cardiopathy was associated with increased dementia risk.According to new research structural or...
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Management Guidelines Dr. Nandita Mohan10 Aug 2022 9:00 AM ISTJournal of the Association of Physician of India (JAPI) reports a set of guidelines as Spironolactone and sacubitril-valsartan are beneficial in...
