Prediabetes and diabetes independently increase risk of heart disease, CKD, and death: Study Medha Baranwal24 Aug 2021 9:00 AM ISTUSA: A recent study has found prediabetes and type 2 diabetes (T2D) to be independently associated with an increased risk of CKD, ASCVD, heart...
AI tool can measure fat around the heart and predict diabetes risk: Study Hina Zahid13 July 2021 9:00 AM ISTThis novel tool has high utility for future research and, if clinical utility is demonstrated, may be applied in clinical practice to improve patient...
Dietary recommendations to prevent atherosclerosis and heart disease: ESC Hina Zahid12 July 2021 7:04 PM ISTFor fruits and vegetables, given their strong association with a lower risk of atherosclerosis, daily consumption should be increased to as much as...
Doctors call for front of pack labels on packaged foods to reduce CVD deaths Medical Dialogues Bureau9 July 2021 9:15 AM IST56 percent of cardiovascular disease deaths in men and 48 per cent in women are due to dietary factors
Thin and brittle bones strongly linked to women's heart disease risk Hina Zahid15 Jun 2021 9:00 AM ISTThin and brittle bones are strongly linked to women's heart disease risk, with thinning of the lower (lumbar) spine, top of the thigh bone (femoral...
Smokers needed angioplasty and stenting a decade before non-smokers Hina Zahid14 Jun 2021 9:45 AM ISTSmokers needed their blocked arteries fixed nearly a decade earlier than non-smokers, and patients with obesity underwent these procedures four years...
Study shows new links between high fat diets and colon cancer Hina Zahid14 Jun 2021 9:30 AM ISTFor decades, physicians and dieticians have urged people to limit their intake of high fat foods, citing links to poor health outcomes and some of the...
Low fat Diet Key to Liver Health Following Weight-loss Surgery in women: Study Hina Zahid7 Jun 2021 9:00 AM ISTRockville, Md.- Research suggests that women who have weight loss surgery need to reduce the amount of fat they eat after surgery to reap the full...
Chip inserted under skin may better identify patients at risk of recurrent stroke Hina Zahid3 Jun 2021 7:45 AM ISTA clinical trial examining the efficacy of two devices to monitor and detect atrial fibrillation (AF), or an irregular heartbeat, in ischemic stroke...
Cardiac MRI may help detect post covid Myocarditis in Athletes: JAMA Hina Zahid1 Jun 2021 7:00 AM ISTCOLUMBUS, Ohio - A cardiac MRI of athletes who had COVID-19 is seven times more effective in detecting inflammation of the heart than symptom-based...
Waist size better predictor of atrial fibrillation in men, finds study Hina Zahid20 May 2021 9:00 AM ISTBody mass index may be more helpful in predicting the risk of a common type of irregular heartbeat in women, while waist size may better predict that...
New mutation raises risk for AFib, heart failure for people of color Hina Zahid9 May 2021 11:15 PM ISTA new mutation found in a gene associated with an increased risk of atrial fibrillation poses a significantly increased risk for heart failure in...
