PCSK9 levels may not predict severity or recurrence of CV events after MI: Study MD Bureau1 Dec 2020 12:45 PM ISTResearchers have found in a new study that PCSK9 levels are not predictors of severity or recurrence of cardiovascular events in patients of...
Hypertension in Diabetes: Considering Therapies which Optimise Kidney Protection Dr Sujoy Ghosh20 Nov 2020 11:25 AM ISTHypertension and Diabetes remain the top two causes of End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) (1). Hence, it seems clinically appropriate to establish that...
One-month of DAPT good enough after DES placement, finds study Hina Zahid19 Nov 2020 4:51 PM ISTDALLAS - A one-month treatment of dual anti-platelet therapy is safe and as effective as a longer duration of therapy at preventing cardiac events in...
Role of Vitamin K2 in managing vascular calcification: Review Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli6 Oct 2020 12:45 PM ISTVascular calcification (VC) is most commonly preceded by arterial stiffness, which manifests as intimal or medial calcification, calciphylaxis,...
Amlodipine and Cardiovascular outcomes in Hypertensive patients: What Meta-analysis says Dr. Prem Aggarwal17 Aug 2020 12:30 PM ISTA major risk factor for cardiovascular disease is hypertension. A multitude of drugs, including calcium channel blockers (CCBs), β-blockers,...
Dangerous CV complications of Covid 19 include Heart attack, heart failure, stroke Hina Zahid18 May 2020 11:03 AM ISTCoronavirus complications are not confined to respiratory system but according to an article published in The American Journal of Emergency Medicine...
Intensive BP control adds life up to 3 years in high CV risk patients: JAMA Cardiology Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli28 Feb 2020 5:00 PM ISTResults of a study published in JAMA Cardiology report that having a blood pressure target of less than 120 mm Hg -- rather than the standard 140 mm...
Higher blood levels of amyloid-beta key indicator of CVD: JACC Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli25 Feb 2020 1:43 PM ISTAging is the most important risk factor for the development of cardiovascular disease and dementia.The researchers at Newcastle University have found...
Role of Yoga in treating heart diseases: AIIMS Rishikesh begins International Conference Medical Dialogues Bureau9 March 2019 7:50 PM ISTRishikesh: The All India Institute of Medical Sciences Rishikesh (AIIMS Rishikesh) will conduct an international conference on the role...
Western Railway launches blood bank at Jagjivan Ram hospital Medical Dialogues Bureau5 Jan 2019 10:00 AM ISTThe blood bank is built at the cost of Rs 2.5 crore with the most advanced equipment.Mumbai: Western Railway (WR) has set up an in-house blood...
How Housing impacts health: WHO releases guidelines Medical Dialogues Bureau8 Dec 2018 9:02 AM ISTNew delhi The quality of housing has major implications for people’s health. Poor housing is associated with a wide range of health conditions such as...
UK university collaborates with LV Prasad Eye Institute scientists to combat eye infections Medical Dialogues Bureau11 Aug 2018 11:46 AM ISTÂ London:Â Scientists from a leading British university are collaborating with their Indian counterparts to launch pioneering a research aimed at...
