Lower your sodium intake for better BP, suggests study Medha Baranwal25 Feb 2021 6:00 AM ISTItaly: Reducing dietary sodium consumption by any amount can lower blood pressure over the long term and is beneficial for everyone including those...
Long-term exposure to low levels of air pollution increases risk of heart and lung disease Hina Zahid23 Feb 2021 8:30 AM ISTDALLAS - Exposure to what is considered low levels of air pollution over a long period of time can increase the risk of heart attack, stroke, atrial...
Sacubitril, Valsartan combo effective in high risk heart failure patients: Circulation Medha Baranwal22 Feb 2021 10:30 AM ISTUSA: Treating high-risk patients hospitalized for acute decompensated heart failure with sacubitril/valsartan reduces the risk of CV death or...
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...
