Heart disease deaths rising in young women Hina Zahid16 Feb 2021 6:15 AM ISTSophia Antipolis: A nationwide US study has found increasing death rates from heart disease in women under 65. The research is published in European...
Primary PCI equally effective in cancer patients with STEMI and those without cancer: Study Medha Baranwal10 Feb 2021 5:15 PM ISTDelhi: Primary PCI is underused in cancer patients with active STEMI, despite it being associated with lower MACCE and in-hospital mortality just like...
Hypertension symptoms in women often mistaken for menopause Hina Zahid28 Jan 2021 6:00 PM ISTSophia Antipolis - Pregnancy complications and early menopause increase women's future risk of heart disease. Cardiologists, gynaecologists and...
Cardiac MRI better than echo for predicting chronic aortic regurgitation: EHJ Medha Baranwal21 Jan 2021 8:45 AM ISTSpain: Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) is beneficial over echocardiography for the assessment of LV and AR in patients with isolated AR, finds a...
Even One small drink daily linked to increased risk of atrial fibrillation Hina Zahid13 Jan 2021 11:45 PM ISTA study of nearly 108,000 people has found that people who regularly drink a modest amount of alcohol are at increased risk of atrial fibrillation, a...
Cancer treatment with Immune checkpoint inhibitors tied to more cardiac arrests; claims study Dr Satabdi Saha14 Dec 2020 12:30 PM ISTActivating the immune system to eliminate cancer cells and produce clinically relevant responses has been a long-standing goal of cancer research....
Beta-blockers reduce COPD flares and improve survival in COPD with CVD: ESC study MD Bureau5 Dec 2020 11:00 AM ISTResearchers have found in a new study that beta-blocker use is associated with reduced in-hospital and all-cause mortality among patients with...
High BP during midlife linked to increased brain damage later on: Study Hina Zahid28 Nov 2020 12:45 PM ISTHigher than normal blood pressure during midlife is linked to more extensive brain damage in the elderly, according to a new study published in the...
Young women with heart attack have worse outcomes than men counterparts: Study Hina Zahid26 Oct 2020 5:30 PM ISTWomen aged 50 or younger who suffer a heart attack are more likely than men to die over the following 11 years, according to a new study published...
Alirocumab reduces lipoprotein(a), lowers cardiovascular risk, finds study Dr Satabdi Saha24 Oct 2020 12:30 PM ISTAmong patients receiving intensive statin therapy following a recent acute coronary syndrome, patient-level reductions in lipoprotein(a) by...
Catheter ablation linked to reduced risk of dementia in atrial fibrillation patients Hina Zahid12 Oct 2020 5:00 PM ISTPeople with atrial fibrillation have a reduced risk of dementia if they undergo a procedure called catheter ablation to restore the normal rhythm of...
Metoprolol has unique cardioprotective effect during heart attack, finds study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli10 Oct 2020 9:45 AM ISTClinical guidelines recommend early intravenous β-blockers during ongoing myocardial infarction; however, it is unknown whether all β-blockers exert a...
