Stopping RAS inhibitors tied to worse outcomes in patients with chronic kidney disease Dr Kartikeya Kohli31 Dec 2020 4:45 PM ISTSmall studies have suggested that a group of medications called RAS inhibitors may be harmful in persons with advanced chronic kidney disease, and...
IV ferric carboxymaltose reduces hospitalization in heart failure patients: AFFIRM-AHF trial Medha Baranwal28 Dec 2020 11:24 AM ISTDelhi: Treatment with IV ferric carboxymaltose in heart failure patients diagnosed with iron deficiency is safe and reduces the risk of heart failure...
Hottest developments in the field of cardiology in 2020. Section 3: Heart failure dr. Abhimanyu Uppal25 Dec 2020 9:15 PM ISTInteresting developments have shown promise to improve the management of heart failure in 2020. From introducing the arrival of myosin inhibitors in...
Women at higher risk of death or heart failure following a heart attack: study Hina Zahid24 Dec 2020 10:30 AM ISTWomen face a 20 per cent higher risk than men of dying or having heart failure during the five years following a heart attack, according to a new...
Novel inflammatory biomarkers may predict development of incident heart failure Hina Zahid18 Dec 2020 10:30 AM ISTResearchers at the University of Eastern Finland and Kuopio University Hospital have discovered several new biomarkers that are associated with...
Spironolactone effective add-on in patients with HFpEF, resistant hypertension: JAHA Medha Baranwal15 Dec 2020 4:30 AM ISTTokyo, Japan: Spironolactone may be an effective add-on medication for patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) with...
Vitamin D intake can improve ejection fraction in chronic heart failure: Study MD Bureau8 Dec 2020 10:15 AM ISTHeart failure is a pathophysiologic state in which the cardiac output is not able to supply the body with enough oxygen and nutrients. The prevalence...
Heart failure reported in 2-month-old with COVID-19: JACC: Case Reports Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli3 Dec 2020 9:45 PM ISTYet another cardiac complication to watch out for- Reversible heart failure was reported in a 2-month-old with COVID-19.A 2-month-old infant diagnosed...
Sotagliflozacin lowers death risk and hospitalization in diabetes with HF: NEJM Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli25 Nov 2020 12:30 PM ISTAccording to the result of the trial was published in The NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL of MEDICINE on November 16, 2020 Sotagliflozin lowers total number of...
Healthy sleep habits associated with lower risk of heart failure: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli16 Nov 2020 6:03 PM ISTDALLAS - Heart failure affects more than 26 million people, and emerging evidence indicates sleep problems may play a role in the development of heart...
CT findings of right heart failure before TAVR predicts mortality, finds study Medha Baranwal16 Nov 2020 4:00 PM ISTUSA: Imaging features of right heart failure seen on CT performed before TAVR is associated with increased death risk within the first year after...
Empagliflozin can treat and reverse heart failure in non-diabetic patients also: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli16 Nov 2020 10:30 AM ISTResearchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have found in a new trial known as EMPATROPISM, that diabetes drug Empagliflozin can...
