Isolated Japanese Encephalitis case reported in Delhi, no cause for concern say officials Kajal Rajput28 Nov 2024 4:00 PM ISTNew Delhi: The national capital on Wednesday reported an isolated case of Japanese Encephalitis (JE) in a 72-year-old man from Uttam Nagar, West...
Early detection, intensive treatment critical for high-risk patients with Kawasaki Disease, reveals research Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli25 Nov 2024 8:30 PM ISTAdvances in cardiac imaging techniques and risk categorization have led to improvements in diagnosis, initial treatment and long-term management of...
Researchers Highlight Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring as New Gatekeeper for Evaluating Stable Chest Pain Medha Baranwal7 Nov 2024 8:45 AM ISTUSA: A recent editorial comment in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Cardiovascular Imaging highlights the evolving role of coronary...
Treating severe calcification with atherectomy device fails to improve PCI outcomes, study finds Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli5 Nov 2024 9:15 AM ISTRoutine use of an orbital atherectomy device to remove calcium from severely blocked coronary arteries before patients undergo cardiac stenting...
Long-Term Study Reveals Comparable Outcomes for iFR and FFR in Coronary Revascularization: DEFINE FLAIR Trial Medha Baranwal19 Oct 2024 9:00 AM ISTSpain: A recent 5-year follow-up of the DEFINE FLAIR randomized clinical trial has provided new insights into the effectiveness of coronary...
FDA approves flurpiridaz F-18 for diagnosing coronary artery disease Dr. Prem Aggarwal4 Oct 2024 9:15 AM ISTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved flurpiridaz F-18 (Flyrcado; GE Healthcare), a first-of-its-kind positron emission tomography...
Gefarnate Enhances Lipid Control in Statin-Treated CAD Patients with High Triglycerides, Study Finds Dr. Prem Aggarwal1 Oct 2024 9:00 AM ISTChina: In a randomized controlled trial, researchers have uncovered significant lipid-lowering benefits of gefarnate when added to statin therapy in...
Stent implantation preferred strategy for previously untreated non-complex coronary artery disease, States study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli25 Sept 2024 8:45 PM ISTNovel drug-coated balloons (DCB) did not outshine standard treatment with second generation drug-eluting stents (DES) as they were expected to, in a...
Sex-Specific Differences Observed in Lipoprotein(a) Levels to Predict Coronary Artery Disease in new study Jacinthlyn Sylvia25 Sept 2024 7:00 AM ISTA recent study from the Koc University Hospital revealed crucial insights into the relationship between lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] levels and the risk of...
NOTION-3 Trial: PCI Reduces Major Adverse Events in TAVI Patients with Coronary Artery Disease Medha Baranwal14 Sept 2024 9:00 AM ISTDenmark: NOTION-3 randomized trial has highlighted the advantages of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for patients undergoing transcatheter...
Optical coherence tomography outperforms conventional angiography for stent guidance in complex cases, reports research Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli11 Sept 2024 6:00 AM ISTUsing optimal coherence tomography (OCT) to guide stent implantation during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with complex coronary...
AI for heart scans may benefit decision making for less-experienced clinicians, suggests PROTEUS Trial Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli11 Sept 2024 5:00 AM ISTA large randomised trial showed no significant differences to demonstrate that using artificial intelligence (AI) to aid clinical decision-making in...
