Groundbreaking angiogenic gene therapy shows promise in refractory angina: EXACT Phase 2 trial Medha Baranwal7 May 2024 10:00 AM ISTUSA: Refractory angina, a debilitating condition characterized by persistent chest pain despite optimal medical therapy, poses significant challenges...
Patients with thicker epicardial adipose tissue and HFpEF at higher risk of coronary artery disease: Study Medha Baranwal29 April 2024 10:00 AM ISTChina: A recent study has revealed that epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) is correlated with coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients with heart...
TyG-BMI Index linearly associated with degree of complex coronary artery disease in female ACS patients: Study Dr Riya Dave27 April 2024 8:00 AM ISTA recent study, conducted at the Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, sheds light on the relationship between the...
Treating gum disease after heart rhythm ablation reduced risk of AFib recurrence: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli23 April 2024 8:15 PM ISTTreating gum disease in the 3-months after a procedure to correct an irregular heartbeat known as atrial fibrillation (AFib) may lower oral...
Photon-counting CT improves coronary artery disease assessment, reveals study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli17 April 2024 10:45 PM ISTUltrahigh-spatial-resolution photon-counting detector CT improved assessment of coronary artery disease (CAD), allowing for reclassification to a...
Novel BCG sock predicts diabetes patients benefiting from gait training to prevent foot complications: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli9 April 2024 8:00 PM ISTAn electronic sock that detects an unhealthy walking style linked with diabetes and poor circulation shows promise for preventing foot ulcers and...
Invasive Angiography Adds Nothing to CCTA Alone for risk stratification of patients with stable CAD: ISCHEMIA Medha Baranwal26 March 2024 8:45 PM ISTCanada: An analysis of the ISCHEMIA trial revealed that both invasive coronary angiography and coronary CT angiography (CCTA) add incremental...
Smoking associated with lower coronary volume-to-myocardial mass ratio, study shows Medha Baranwal18 March 2024 5:15 AM ISTCanada: A recent study published in Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging has suggested that current and former smoking status are independently...
Pitavastatin promising for reducing risk of cardiovascular disease in people with HIV: REPRIEVE substudy Medha Baranwal14 March 2024 9:30 PM ISTUSA: A recent analysis of the REPRIEVE trial revealed pitavastatin to be promising in reducing noncalcified coronary plaque as well as markers of...
P2Y12 inhibitor monotherapy after 3 months of DAPT noninferior to 12 months of DAPT after PCI: JAMA Medha Baranwal10 March 2024 8:30 PM ISTSouth Korea: P2Y12 inhibitor monotherapy after 3-month dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) is not inferior to 12-month DAPT in patients with coronary...
Use of ultrahigh spatial-resolution photon-counting detector CT improves assessment of calcified stenoses: Study Medha Baranwal6 March 2024 12:30 AM ISTGermany: A recent study published in the journal Radiology showed improvement in vivo and in vitro coronary stenosis assessment for calcified stenoses...
AGENT drug-coated balloon receives FDA approval for treating in-stent restenosis Medha Baranwal4 March 2024 12:30 AM ISTUSA: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a paclitaxel-coated device, AGENT, for treating in-stent restenosis, making it the first...
