Journal Club- Heart attack survivors may be at greater risk of mental decline Dr. Nandita Mohan9 April 2022 4:30 PM ISTAccording to a study presented at the American College of Cardiology's 71st Annual Scientific Session, about 1 in 3 heart attack survivors showed...
Early treatment with statin reduces CV morbidity in Familial hypercholesterolemia, finds study Dr Sravan Kumar22 March 2022 9:00 AM ISTFamilial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by elevated serum low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) from...
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...
Cardiac surgery not a better option than antibiotics in TAVI - IE cases Dr. Nandita Mohan8 March 2022 4:52 PM ISTInfective endocarditis (IE) is a common life-threatening disease with high in-hospital mortality of nearly 20%. This group of patients requires timely...
New guidelines to use statins lowering cholesterol Dr. Nandita Mohan28 Feb 2022 7:00 PM ISTStatin lowering cholesterol are populary advised for lowering cholesterol levels to prevent its adverse effects. Given the expansive contemporary role...
Health Bulletin 23/February/2022 Roshni Dhar23 Feb 2022 5:06 PM ISTHere are Top Health stories for the dayPharma freebies to doctors: Supreme Court announces its verdict Denying relief to a Pharmaceutical...
Doctor from Government General Hospital, Kurnool bags international recognition Sanchari Chattopadhyay16 Feb 2022 1:59 PM ISTKurnool: The head of the cardiology unit of the Kurnool Government General Hospital (GGH), Dr. P Chandra Sekhar has been awarded by the London-based...
Cocaine, heroin to affect heart function in addicts Dr. Nandita Mohan15 Feb 2022 5:47 PM ISTDrug overdosing is a serious threat, an approximation of 70,630 drug overdose deaths occurred in the United States in 2019 i.e 4% rise from 2018....
Vital trial: Vitamin D doesn't reduce risk of heart disease and stroke Dr. Nandita Mohan14 Feb 2022 7:00 PM ISTVitamin- D is an important metabolic hormone for maintaining a health and its benefits have been reported in many studies. Recent reports say Low...
LIFE Trial: sacubitril/valsartan combination not effective to treat HF Dr. Nandita Mohan11 Feb 2022 7:01 PM ISTThe LIFE trial highlights that combination sacubitril/valsartan did not reduce N-terminal pro b-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) or clinical...
PARADISE MI Trial: sacubitril/valsartan effective for heart attack Dr. Nandita Mohan11 Feb 2022 6:33 PM ISTThe PARADISE -MI trial assesed the efficacy and safety of sacubitril/valsartan compared with ramipril in a contemporary acute myocardial...
Emperor preserved trial: Empagliflozin effective to treat heart failure Dr. Nandita Mohan10 Feb 2022 7:30 PM IST The EMPEROR-Preserved trial reports empagliflozin is superior to placebo in improving heart failure outcomes among patients with symptomatic...
