Aspirin best for primary prevention in patients with high CAC score: JAMA Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli28 Oct 2020 11:52 PM ISTAspirin has anti-clotting properties and is widely prescribed for secondary prevention in patients who have already had cardiovascular events, such as...
Aortic dissection a rare complication of pregnancy with aortopathy conditions: JAMA Dr Satabdi Saha19 Oct 2020 11:15 AM ISTIn a recently published research work in JAMA Cardiology,results have suggested that though Aortopathy conditions are present in most women with ...
Genetic testing can accurately detect lipoprotein(a) to assess high CVD risk: JAMA Meghna A Singhania8 Oct 2020 10:44 AM ISTGenetic risk assessment with lipoprotein(a) at middle-age can be done with direct measurement or an LPA GRS (genetic risk score).UK: Lipoprotein(a)...
Can you check Jugular Venous Pressure in heart failure with an App? Hina Zahid4 July 2020 7:45 AM ISTDALLAS – A new report from cardiologists at UT Southwestern raises the hope that doctors will be able to visually check the jugular venous pressure of...
Systolic BP above 90 mm Hg linked to CVD in stepwise increasing fashion: JAMA Medha Baranwal18 Jun 2020 11:30 AM ISTDelhi: Even a normal systolic blood pressure (SBP) of 90 mm Hg is not good enough, a recent study in the journal JAMA Cardiology has suggested....
Hydroxychloroquine tied to increased risk of cardiac arrhythmias: JAMA Hina Zahid3 May 2020 3:45 PM ISTBoston, Mass. --Researchers from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) in the US have found that the combination of hydroxychloroquine with...
PCSK9 inhibitors may slow progression of aortic stenosis Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli1 May 2020 11:33 AM ISTEvolocumab (Repatha) decreases LDL cholesterol and has significant impact on Myocardial infarction type and size. Researchers in an additional...
Treatment of left ventricular thrombi with DOACS may increase stroke risk Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli28 April 2020 7:30 PM ISTResearchers have found in an observational study that off-label use for treatment of left ventricular thrombi with DOACs may be dangerous for...
Cardiac injury also linked to mortality among hospitalized Covid 19 patients: JAMA Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli26 March 2020 11:15 AM ISTResearchers at Wuhan, China have found that Covid 19 patients have considerable mortality because of Cardiac injury among hospitalized patients with...
Intensive BP control adds life up to 3 years in high CV risk patients: JAMA Cardiology Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli28 Feb 2020 5:00 PM ISTResults of a study published in JAMA Cardiology report that having a blood pressure target of less than 120 mm Hg -- rather than the standard 140 mm...
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...
