Uncovering a link between inflammation and heart disease Hina Zahid16 Feb 2021 4:45 AM ISTInflammation is supposed to help protect us--it's part of an immune response to fight off pathogens and clear infections. But patients with cardiac...
Normal blood sugar levels in gestational diabetes may not reduce CVD risk Medha Baranwal13 Feb 2021 11:45 AM ISTUSA: Attaining normal blood sugar levels (normoglycemia) does not reduce the risk of midlife cardiovascular disease (CVD) in women with previous...
Women have higher risk ot heart failure and mortality after heart attack than men: Study Hina Zahid11 Feb 2021 7:30 PM ISTDALLAS -Women face a 20% increased risk of developing heart failure or dying within five years after their first severe heart attack compared with...
Nutrition important for reducing mortality after TAVR in elderly: Circulation Medha Baranwal11 Feb 2021 8:45 AM ISTSpain: Elderly patients who remain at nutritional risk after TAVR have a higher risk of mortality and heart failure hospitalization (HF-h), finds a...
Diabetes during pregnancy may increase risk of heart disease Hina Zahid2 Feb 2021 10:04 PM ISTDALLAS, - Women with a history of diabetes during pregnancy or gestational diabetes are twice as likely by mid-life to develop calcium in heart...
LDL-C level reduction <25 mg/dL with alirocumab not tied to MACE reduction: Circulation Medha Baranwal29 Jan 2021 9:27 PM ISTUSA: Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients treated with alirocumab who achieved LDL-C levels <25 mg/dL versus 25–50 mg/d did not show any...
THV design must be improved to reduce coronary obstruction risk during TAVR-in-TAVR: Study Medha Baranwal27 Jan 2021 6:59 AM ISTWashington, DC: Design improvements are needed for transcatheter heart valve (THV) as the current TAHV designs for may lead to coronary...
Adding SGLT2 inhibitors to GLP-IRA therapy imparts CV benefit in diabetics: Circulation Medha Baranwal8 Jan 2021 8:07 PM ISTUSA: Initiation of SGLT2i versus sulfonylureas in diabetes patients on GLP-1RA therapy confers greater cardiovascular benefit, suggests a recent study...
Severe obesity tied to weakened heart muscle in HFpEF patients: Circulation Medha Baranwal8 Jan 2021 3:58 PM ISTUSA: Greater obesity weakens contraction of heart muscle in patients having heart failure with a preserved ejection fraction (or HFpEF), suggests a...
Vaping and smoking combo as harmful as smoking cigarettes alone: Circulation study Hina Zahid5 Jan 2021 6:30 PM ISTResearchers have found in a new research that People who use both e-cigarettes and conventional cigarettes don't have better levels of cardiovascular...
Women at higher risk of death or heart failure following a heart attack: study Hina Zahid24 Dec 2020 10:30 AM ISTWomen face a 20 per cent higher risk than men of dying or having heart failure during the five years following a heart attack, according to a new...
Menopause transition and CVD risk: Scientific statement by AHA Medha Baranwal15 Dec 2020 10:57 AM ISTUSA: The American Heart Association (AHA) has released a scientific statement on menopause transition and cardiovascular disease risk: implications...
