Bariatric surgery lowers risk of heart failure and AF in patients with diabetes and obesity: JAHA Medha Baranwal15 April 2021 8:00 PM ISTSweden: Bariatric surgery may reduce the risk of atrial fibrillation (AF) and heart failure in adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and obesity, finds a...
New marker to guide decongestion therapy and evade cardiorenal syndrome,JACC dr. Abhimanyu Uppal13 April 2021 9:00 AM ISTHospitalizations for HF are frequently due to symptomatic volume expansion. Strategies to reduce volume overload reduce hospitalizations and improve...
Delhi HC Restrains Eris Lifesciences from Infringing Novartis Sacubitril, Valsartan FDC Medical Dialogues Team12 April 2021 5:53 PM ISTNew Delhi: Observing that Eris Lifescience Limited has sold all the infringed products as allowed by Telangana High Court, the Delhi High Court has...
Levosimendan improves outcomes in heart failure patients with pulmonary hypertension, HELP trial dr. Abhimanyu Uppal12 April 2021 10:15 AM ISTPulmonary hypertension (PH) associated with heart failure (HF) with preserved ejection fraction (PH-HFpEF) is a debilitating form of PH. PH-HFpEF...
Iron Deficiency tied to Heart Failure Hospitalization in CKD Patients, finds study Dr Kartikeya Kohli5 April 2021 6:40 PM ISTChronic Kidney Disease (CKD) and Heart Failure (HF)are commonly coexistent conditions and both share common risk factors and comorbidities. In a...
Dapagliflozin is Effective in Both Men and Women with Heart Failure: JAMA MD Bureau5 April 2021 5:15 PM ISTDapagliflozin (Farxiga) is an SGLT2 inhibitor, previously approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of type 2 diabetes...
Kansas City questionnaire is more accurate for outcome prediction than NYHA class, JAMA study. dr. Abhimanyu Uppal4 April 2021 4:45 PM ISTThe New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional classification system has been a cornerstone nomenclature for quantifying the health status of...
NT-proBNP less than 1000 pg/mL predicts better CV outcomes Irrespective of Obesity Status MD Bureau1 April 2021 6:41 AM ISTObesity is a growing epidemic worldwide and a major risk factor for the development of heart failure (HF). N-terminal pro-B-type NP (NT-proBNP), one...
High fasting blood sugar levels tied to increased risk of heart failure: Study Medha Baranwal31 March 2021 11:30 AM ISTUSA: Middle-aged White adults and Black women with prediabetes are at increased risk of heart failure (HF) for lifetime, finds a recent study in the...
GLP-1RAs and SGLT2i Combo Have better Outcomes in elderly with T2DM MD Bureau31 March 2021 8:45 AM ISTMost patients with type 2 diabetes will eventually require a combination of at least two antidiabetic agents with different mechanisms of action to...
Viagra lowers death, heart attack risk in men with CAD: Study Medha Baranwal25 March 2021 11:45 AM ISTSweden: Treatment with viagra lowers risk of heart attack, heart failure, and death in men with stable coronary artery disease (CAD), finds a recent...
Flu shot may reduce number and severity of COVID-19 cases: Study Hina Zahid24 March 2021 7:00 PM ISTPeople who received a flu shot last flu season were significantly less likely to test positive for a COVID-19 infection when the pandemic hit,...
