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...
ApoB and non-HDL cholesterol linked to MI and death risk in statin treated patients: JACC Medha Baranwal19 March 2021 7:30 AM ISTDenmark: Apolipoprotein B (apoB) and non-HDL cholesterol -- but not LDL cholesterol -- are associated with increased risk of myocardial infarction...
Oral Calcium intake may lead to coronary artery calcification: JACC Medha Baranwal20 Feb 2021 11:45 AM ISTUSA: The intake of oral calcium supplements may lead to serial coronary artery calcification, find a recent study in the journal JACC: Cardiovascular...
Drug-coated balloon superior to drug-eluting stent for small-vessel CAD: Study Medha Baranwal31 Jan 2021 6:59 PM ISTItaly: Defying the recent trend of using everolimus-eluting stent (EES) in patients with SVD lesions, a recent study has found a novel drug-coated...
CMR helps in detecting ablation lesions in myocardial infarction; claims study Dr Satabdi Saha12 Jan 2021 8:45 AM ISTAblation lesions can be detected by CMR after VT ablation in post-infarction patients and have a different appearance than scar tissue, suggests the...
TAVR better than SAVR after mediastinal radiation for valve replacement: JACC Medha Baranwal31 Dec 2020 3:33 PM ISTUSA: TAVR has benefits over SAVR in patients who require valve replacement after undergoing mediastinal radiation, suggests a recent study in the...
Obesity increases atrial fibrillation risk in obese men, finds study Medha Baranwal8 Nov 2020 7:30 PM ISTNorth Carolina: Type 2 diabetes (T2D) with obesity are at increased risk of atrial fibrillation, suggests a recent study in the journal JACC: Clinical...
Good cholesterol control improves cardiovascular outcomes in diabetes patients: JACC Medha Baranwal7 Nov 2020 11:40 AM ISTCanada: Lower LDL cholesterol in the first year after coronary revascularization in type 2 diabetes (T2D) patients is associated with improved...
Consumption of dietary omega 3 may lower death risk after heart attack: JACC Medha Baranwal28 Oct 2020 11:30 AM ISTRegularly consuming omega-3, from both animal and vegetable origins, strengthens the heart's membranes thereby helping to reduce the risk of hospital...
Intravascular lithotripsy eases stent implantation in severely calcified lesions: JACC Medha Baranwal26 Oct 2020 9:00 AM ISTUSA: Coronary intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) may facilitate successful stent implantation in severely calcified lesions, according to a recent study...
Cardiac MRI a powerful prognostic tool in PAH patients, confirms review Medha Baranwal13 Oct 2020 1:30 PM ISTUK: Cardiac MRI (CMR) or cardiac magnetic resonance imaging seems to be a powerful prognostic marker in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and also...
Cerebral protection system reduces stroke risk in patients undergoing TAVR: JACC Medha Baranwal11 Oct 2020 9:15 PM ISTUSA: The use of the Sentinel cerebral protection system (CPS) in patients undergoing TAVR lowers the risk of in-hospital mortality and ischemic...
