Women at greater risk of CV disease around menopause: SWAN study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli3 Feb 2020 1:25 PM ISTPITTSBURGH- Scientists at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health have found that a marker for heart disease risk considerably...
Discharge from hospital 3 days after open heart surgery safe Hina Zahid2 Feb 2020 5:00 PM ISTNEW ORLEANS, Louisiana- ERAS is a multidisciplinary treatment program designed to achieve quicker recovery for patients undergoing major surgery and...
Mount Sinai experts share tips for Heart attack prevention Hina Zahid2 Feb 2020 4:00 PM ISTNew York – Heart disease is the leading cause of death among both men and women in the United States, but according to the American Heart Association,...
Direct sodium removal therapy may ease congestion for heart failure patients Hina Zahid2 Feb 2020 10:15 AM ISTThe American Heart Association has found that there is an enormous financial liability of heart failure in the United States Volume overload...
Patients with positive ECG, negative echocardiography at higher risk for heart disease: JAMA Medha Baranwal30 Jan 2020 3:53 PM ISTUSA: Normal stress echocardiography but abnormal exercise electrocardiography may help identify patients at a slightly increased risk for adverse...
Air pollution impacts can be heart-stopping, warns new Lancet Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli29 Jan 2020 12:15 PM ISTJapan: There is an increased risk of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) even from short-term exposure to low concentrations of fine particulate...
People with A and B blood group at higher risk of DVT and heart disease: AHA Study Medha Baranwal28 Jan 2020 7:00 AM ISTNetherlands: Can having a particular blood type makes you more susceptible to diseases? A recent study seems to suggest so. According to the study,...
Stress echocardiography- ASE guidelines Hina Zahid25 Jan 2020 1:45 PM ISTThe American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) has updated its 2007 guidelines for using echocardiography to image ischemia.
Beware! Morphine together with clopidogrel in MI may increase ischemic events, says JACC study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli24 Jan 2020 12:50 PM ISTNew study among patients presenting with a high-risk, invasively managed NSTEACS has shown concomitant morphine use with clopidogrel pretreatment to...
High and low BP spikes point to high CVD risk: JAMA Cardiology Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli23 Jan 2020 10:48 AM ISTUSA: The aim of every physician is to keep the blood pressure of his patients under control. At times patients report high BP reading whereas at other...
Eating 2-3 ounces of Walnut a day good for gut health, heart health says Journal of Nutrition study Medha Baranwal17 Jan 2020 11:21 AM ISTUSA: Eating two to three ounces of walnuts a day as part of a healthy diet could be a good way to improve gut health and reduce the risk of heart...
FDA approves injection semaglutide for reducing major adverse CV events in patients with diabetes and known heart disease Medha Baranwal17 Jan 2020 10:22 AM ISTUSA: Semaglutide (Ozempic) injection 0.5 mg or 1 mg has received the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for the reduction of major adverse...
