Iron deficiency in midlife tied to higher risk of developing CAD: ESC study Dr Kartikeya Kohli6 Oct 2021 10:00 AM ISTSophia-Antipolis: Iron deficiency during middle age may be associated with higher risk of coronary heart disease, finds a new study.Approximately 10%...
Left-Breast Radiation Doubles risk of CAD in Young Women: Study Dr. Shravani Dali4 Oct 2021 11:30 PM ISTYoung women treated with radiation therapy (RT) for left-sided breast cancer have over twice the risk of CAD compared with women treated with RT for...
Chest pain patients ruled out for MI with intermediate troponin levels at risk of CAD: JACC Medha Baranwal2 Oct 2021 9:00 AM ISTintermediate hs-cTnI concentrations compared with low hs-cTnI concentrations.
Carotid artery stenting vs carotid endarterectomy for carotid artery stenosis: ACST-2 Trial Medha Baranwal25 Sept 2021 10:45 AM ISTUK: Results from the ACST-2 trial of carotid artery stenting (CAS) versus carotid endarterectomy (CEA) show that the long-term effects of these two...
Lung hyperinflation strongly associated with coronary artery disease in smokers: Study Medha Baranwal21 Sept 2021 11:00 AM ISTPittsburgh, PA: A recent study has found a strong association between lung hyperinflation and clinical and subclinical coronary artery disease (CAD)...
Diabetes and elevated HbA1c Increase Sudden Arrhythmic Death Risk in CAD: Study Dr. Shravani Dali16 Sept 2021 9:45 AM ISTDiabetes and elevated hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) are associated with an increased risk of sudden and/or arrhythmic death (SAD) and other causes of death...
Hypogonadism tied to higher risk of heart disease in diabetic men: Study Medha Baranwal13 Sept 2021 11:50 AM ISTKota, Rajasthan: A recent study has pointed out that male patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and hypogonadism are at a higher risk of coronary artery...
Stent of Stunt? Doctor slapped Rs 10 lakh compensation for false angio report, failure to treat CAD Barsha Misra5 Sept 2021 5:39 PM ISTChandigarh: Observing that the treating doctor failed to diagnose and treat severe coronary artery disease and further tried to fabricate false...
No apparent benefit of Multivessel PCI among older STEMI patients: Study Dr. Shravani Dali31 Aug 2021 9:00 AM ISTMultivessel percutaneous coronary intervention (MV PCI) is not much beneficial for all older patients with ST-segment–elevation myocardial...
Stress Cardiac MRI, a reliable method to assess prognosis in CAD patients: JACC MD Editorial Team31 Aug 2021 9:00 AM ISTCMR-assessed ischemia is strongly associated with MI/CV death and reclassified patient risk beyond CV risk factors, particularly in those considered...
Evolocumab Improves Features Of Plaque Stability In patients of ACS: HUYGENS trial Medical Dialogues Bureau30 Aug 2021 6:15 AM ISTUSA: Repatha (evolocumab) in addition to optimized statin therapy, in comparison with optimized statin therapy alone, significantly improved features...
25% of Angiographies termed use inappropriate in diagnosis of coronary artery disease: IHJ study Dr. Prem Aggarwal26 Aug 2021 9:00 AM ISTCoronary artery disease can be fatal when left undiagnosed at early stages. The mortality rate due to cardiovascular diseases is high worldwide. A...
