Chronic pain -- an underestimated risk factor for cardiovascular disease? Study sheds light Medha Baranwal14 Sept 2022 8:00 PM ISTSweden: A recent study in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology has demonstrated an association between chronic pain and increased risk for...
What are lipid cutoffs for increased CVD risk in non-diabetic young people? Medha Baranwal28 July 2022 9:15 PM ISTKorea: In nondiabetic young adults aged 20-39 years, even modest increase in lipid levels is tied to an elevated risk of cardiovascular disease (MI...
Prolonged surgical mask wearing amplifies harms of smoking, study claims Isra Zaman11 July 2022 9:30 AM ISTGreece: Smoking traditional or non-combustible cigarettes while wearing a surgical mask results in a two-fold rise in exhaled carbon monoxide and...
Smoking while wearing mask may amplify harms of smoking, may impair blood vessel function Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli8 July 2022 8:00 PM ISTMask wearing may amplify harms of smoking.Smoking traditional or non-combustible cigarettes while wearing a surgical mask results in a two-fold rise...
Genetic testing may help predict risk of sudden death during sports Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli23 Jun 2022 7:30 PM ISTSophia-Antipolis: Recommendations on how to use gene testing to prevent sudden cardiac death in athletes and enable safe exercise are published today...
Hormonal changes during menopause are directly related to increase in LDL cholesterol Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli15 May 2022 9:30 PM ISTLevels of bad cholesterol rise during menopause, and 10% of this increase is due to shifts in sex hormones. That's the finding of research published...
Nutritional supplements to have adverse effects on heart Dr. Nandita Mohan29 Jan 2022 4:43 PM ISTNutritional supplements include proteins, minerals, enzymes, that help boost health status in an individual. Most of them are consumed without any...
Natural supplements not necessarily safe, may adversely affect heart: ESC study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli28 Jan 2022 9:15 AM ISTSophia-Antipolis, 27 January 2022: Nutritional supplements taken to boost athletic performance not necessarily safe and may be risky for heart,...
Prolonged TV watching linked with potentially fatal blood clots: ESC study Dr Kartikeya Kohli20 Jan 2022 10:49 AM ISTSophia-Antipolis, 20 January 2022: It is well established that physical activity has an inverse and dose-response relationship with atherosclerotic...
SGLT2 inhibitors- diabetes medication that could revolutionise heart failure treatment Hina Zahid7 Dec 2021 9:00 AM ISTSGLT2 inhibitors originally used for patients with diabetes is the first group of drugs that could revolutionise treatment of heart failure,...
Maternal cholesterol during pregnancy linked with heart attack severity in adult offspring Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli27 Oct 2021 9:00 AM ISTSophia-Antipolis: A small study has suggested that high maternal cholesterol in pregnancy is associated with more serious heart attacks in young...
Maternal cholesterol may increase heart attack tendency in young offsprings Dr. Nandita Mohan25 Oct 2021 3:19 PM ISTMaternal cholesterol during pregnancy linked with heart attack severity in adult offspring, finds a new study. The study has suggested that high...
