Alcohol levels considered safe by some linked to heart failure development Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli24 May 2022 10:15 AM ISTMadrid, Spain: Levels of alcohol consumption currently considered safe by some countries are linked with development of heart failure, according to...
Pleasant emotions may trigger cardiomyopathy, JACC study describes a new entity- the "Happy-heart syndrome" dr. Abhimanyu Uppal19 May 2022 10:45 AM ISTTakotsubo syndrome (TTS) has been known to follow stressor and negative emotions before TTS are common leading to the popular term "broken heart...
FDA approves mavacamten for managing symptomatic obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli2 May 2022 10:30 AM ISTThe US Food and Drug Administration has approved mavacamten (Camzyos) for treatment of symptomatic obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy...
Mavacamten cuts need for invasive procedures in nearly 80% of HCM patients: VALOR-HCM Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli5 April 2022 9:00 AM ISTCleveland: Treatment with investigational mavacamten allowed patients with advanced obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (oHCM) to avoid septal...
Diabetes with cardiomyopathy tied to higher risk of heart failure: JACC Medha Baranwal5 Nov 2021 10:45 AM ISTUSA: According to a recent study in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC), the prevalence of diabetes with cardiomyopathy (DbCM)...
T. cruzi-seropositivity associated with higher incidence of cardiomyopathy: Study Dr. Shravani Dali11 Oct 2021 9:30 AM ISTAccording to a study published in the Circulation, T. cruzi-seropositivity is associated with a higher incidence of cardiomyopathy. There are few...
Novel marker "Ejection Times" may distinguish CCP from RCMP, finds JAMA study dr. Abhimanyu Uppal27 Sept 2021 11:30 AM ISTWhile enhanced ventricular interaction is a foundational parameter to distinguish chronic constrictive pericarditis (CCP) from restrictive...
Pfizer Tafamidis to be sold on prescription of cardiologist only: CDSCO panel Medical Dialogues Team10 Aug 2021 5:24 PM ISTNew Delhi: Granting the permission of local clinical trial waver, the Subject Expert Committee (SEC) of the Central Drugs Standard Control...
Thiamine may improve left ventricular function in alcoholic cardiomyopathy: Study Dr Kartikeya Kohli21 July 2021 6:15 PM ISTAlcoholic cardiomyopathy (ACM) is a chronic dilated heart disease with decreased left ventricular ejection fraction(LVEF). A recent study by Oruganti...
Mavacamten improves health status of patients of Symptomatic Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Lancet Dr. Shravani Dali13 July 2021 9:00 AM ISTMavacamten significantly showed better health status as compared to the placebo in patients with symptomatic obstructive hypertrophic...
CRT-D improves survival in non-ischemic CMP, JACC study advocates CRT-D over CRT-P. dr. Abhimanyu Uppal12 Jun 2021 9:00 AM ISTThe addition of defibrillation support (ICD) in patients undergoing device based cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is well established in...
Hip replacement may instigate cardiomyopathy, an EHJ report dr. Abhimanyu Uppal7 April 2021 6:15 PM ISTThe first series of cobalt cardiomyopathy was described in the 60s in relation to the abuse of a cobalt containing beer. Latest issue of European...
