Undiagnosed major risk factors found in two thirds of ischaemic stroke patients, new study reveals Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli25 July 2022 3:00 AM ISTOverall, the study identified 67.7% of stroke patients with previously undiagnosed major risk factors (UMRF) were found to have one major risk...
Prothrombin time-international normalized ratio tied to increased all-cause mortality Dr.Niharika Harsha B15 July 2022 8:00 PM ISTNew research revealed that high levels of prothrombin time-international normalized ratio (PT-INR) were associated with an increased risk of all-cause...
Patients with sleep disorders more likely to develop atrial fibrillation, study suggests Medha Baranwal13 July 2022 7:45 PM ISTTaiwan: Findings from a nationwide population-based cohort study have suggested a strong relationship between sleep disorder (SD) and incident atrial...
Smoking cessation reduces dementia risk in patients with newly diagnosed AF: JAMA Dr. Hiral patel5 July 2022 9:15 AM ISTSouth Korea: A cohort study conducted by researchers in South Korea showed that smoking cessation after AF diagnosis was associated with a lower risk...
Postoperative atrial Fibrillation associated with increased risk of hospitalization: ESC Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli1 July 2022 11:45 AM ISTPeople who develop an abnormal heart rhythm after surgery have an increased risk of subsequently being admitted to hospital with heart failure,...
Warfarin safe and effective option for managing hemodialysis patients with AF Dr. Hiral patel29 Jun 2022 11:28 PM ISTEgypt: In patients on dialysis who require anticoagulation for atrial fibrillation (AF), warfarin could be safe and efficient compared to direct oral...
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...
Rivaroxaban monotherapy reduces subsequent events risk in patients with AF and stable CAD: JAMA Dr. Hiral patel18 Jun 2022 11:30 AM ISTJapan: A post hoc secondary analysis of the AFIRE randomized clinical trial results published in JAMA Cardiology showed that rivaroxaban monotherapy...
Addition of catheter ablation strategies improve efficacy of pulmonary vein isolation in AF Medha Baranwal5 Jun 2022 7:45 PM ISTSweden: The efficacy of pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) alone can be increased by combining it with additional catheter ablation (CA) strategies, such...
A person's height impacts their risk of multiple diseases Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli4 Jun 2022 9:00 AM ISTA large genetic study by the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs' Million Veteran Program (MVP)) has found that a person's height may affect their risk...
KardiaBand More Accurate Than Apple Watch 4 for Diagnosing AF Dr. Shravani Dali3 Jun 2022 9:30 AM ISTKardiaBand is More Accurate Than Apple Watch 4 in Diagnosing AF, according to a recent study published in the JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology. ...
