Computed tomography preferred over ICA for diagnosing CAD in younger patients with chest pain, suggests study Medha Baranwal29 Feb 2024 5:00 PM ISTUSA: A prespecified secondary analysis of the DISCHARGE randomized clinical trial including 3561 patients with stable chest pain determined if age is...
Asymptomatic Bradyarrhythmias may not require any treatment including pacemaker therapy: JAMA Dr.Niharika Harsha B28 Feb 2024 10:00 PM ISTA groundbreaking post hoc analysis of the Implantable Loop Recorder Detection of Atrial Fibrillation (AF) to Prevent Stroke (LOOP) trial has...
Accelerated Physical Activity Found to Shield Older Women from Heart Failure in new study Dr.Niharika Harsha B25 Feb 2024 7:58 PM ISTIn a bid to enhance public health in the 21st century, the spotlight is now on preventing heart failure (HF), and a groundbreaking study sheds light...
Beta-blocker cessation benefits HFpEF patients with chronotropic incompetence and smaller end-systolic left ventricular volume: JAMA Medha Baranwal12 Feb 2024 11:15 AM ISTSpain: In patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) and chronotropic incompetence, beta-blocker cessation may be...
Genetic testing for familial hypercholesterolemia may help refine risk stratification beyond LDL-C alone: JAMA Medha Baranwal5 Feb 2024 10:15 AM ISTUSA: A recent study published in JAMA Cardiology has revealed an association between the presence of familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) variants and a...
Bempedoic Acid Significantly Reduces Total Cardiovascular Events, Study Finds Dr.Niharika Harsha B2 Feb 2024 10:30 AM ISTIn a groundbreaking development, the Cholesterol Lowering via Bempedoic Acid, an ACL-Inhibiting Regimen (CLEAR) Outcomes trial has unveiled a novel...
Dapagliflozin therapy helps reduce CV mortality in heart failure with improved ejection fraction: JAMA Medha Baranwal1 Feb 2024 11:00 AM ISTUSA: Adding a sodium-glucose transport protein 2 inhibitor therapy to other guideline-directed medical therapies may help lower cardiovascular...
High SCAD polygenic risk score strongly associates with familial SCAD risk Medha Baranwal30 Jan 2024 10:30 AM ISTAustralia: A study of common polygenic risk for spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) in a cohort of families and individuals with sporadic...
No need to discontinue SGLT2 inhibitors in response to initial eGFR decline in heart failure patients Medha Baranwal6 Jan 2024 11:00 AM ISTUSA: SGLT2 inhibitors should not be discontinued in response to an initial decline in the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) among patients...
DAPT de-escalation strategy suitable for stabilized MI patients with high ischemic risk: JAMA Medha Baranwal26 Dec 2023 11:00 AM ISTSouth Korea: The de-escalation strategy is a reasonable and safe strategy option following myocardial infarction (MI) in patients with high ischemic...
Use of Eplerenone potential strategy to reduce arterial inflammation among persons with HIV: JAMA Medha Baranwal22 Dec 2023 10:00 AM ISTUSA: Eplerenone was shown to significantly reduce arterial inflammation in a 12-month, placebo-controlled, randomized clinical trial of 26...
Pulsed-field ablation safe for AF but may cause innocuous coronary spasm during ablation of mitral isthmus: JAMA Medha Baranwal7 Dec 2023 8:00 AM ISTUSA: The additional creation of mitral isthmus ablation lines during pulsed field ablation (PFA) for atrial fibrillation (Afib or AF) often led to...
