SAVR or TAVI, which gives better outcomes in patients with severe aortic stenosis? Meta-analysis provides insights Medha Baranwal23 Jan 2023 8:00 PM ISTUSA: Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) versus surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) has an early advantage concerning disabling stroke...
Medical Bulletin 19/January/2023 Dr. Nandita Mohan19 Jan 2023 2:30 PM ISTHere are the top medical news for the day:TyG index closely associated with progression of depressionA recent study published in the Journal of...
Talking therapies reduce anxiety and depression in working age heart patients Dr. Nandita Mohan19 Jan 2023 9:15 AM ISTGroup therapy relieves psychological distress, improves quality of life and results in fewer readmissions for heart problems, according to a study...
Lower mortality rates seen with pharmaco-invasive strategy than late primary PCI in STEMI patients Medha Baranwal7 Jan 2023 10:30 AM ISTAustralia: A recent study has shown that for STEMI patients who cannot undergo timely primary percutaneous coronary intervention (pPCI), a...
Dietary supplement tricaprin relieves painful symptoms in patients with triglyceride deposit cardiomyovasculopathy Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli5 Jan 2023 8:30 PM ISTJapan: Tricaprin is a commercially available food supplement that promotes lipid breakdown by heart muscle cells.Researchers from Osaka University...
Fractional flow reserve superior to angiography-guided strategy in acute MI with multivessel CAD: Study Medha Baranwal3 Jan 2023 10:15 AM ISTKorea: Findings from the FRAME-AMI trial published in the European Heart Journal support the use of FFR (fractional flow reserve)-guided treatment...
Ezetimibe with Statins well tolerated in diabetic patients against CVD Jacinthlyn Sylvia2 Jan 2023 10:15 AM ISTPatients with diabetes mellitus (DM) in the RACING trial population tolerated the effects of ezetimibe and moderate-intensity statin combination...
Pharmacoinvasive PCI may be prefered over late primary PCI when delays anticipated in STEMI patients Medha Baranwal27 Dec 2022 10:15 AM ISTAustralia: When delays to PCI are anticipated, a recent study in European Heart Journal has suggested pharmacoinvasive PCI (PI-PCI) as a preferred...
Empagliflozin improves outcomes in HF with preserved EF irrespective of BP: the EMPEROR-Preserved trial Medha Baranwal13 Dec 2022 10:30 AM ISTGermany: Empagliflozin reduces the risk of heart failure (HF) hospitalization or cardiovascular (CV) death in HRpEF (heart failure and preserved...
Adversity in childhood linked to increased risk of heart and blood vessel diseases in early adulthood Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli26 Nov 2022 11:30 AM ISTChildren who experience adversity, including serious family illness or death, poverty, neglect, or dysfunctional and stressful family relationships,...
Inclisiran safely reduces LDL-C in primary prevention patients with elevated levels: Study Medha Baranwal19 Nov 2022 11:45 AM ISTTwice-yearly maintenance dosing with inclisiran significantly reduces LDL-C and other atherogenic lipoprotein measurements in patients without...
Short bursts of vigorous activity associated with increased longevity Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli29 Oct 2022 4:00 AM ISTResearchers have found in a new study that short bursts of vigorous activity were linked with increased longevity. Two minute bursts of vigorous...
