Cigarette smoking may double risk of developing heart failure, finds study Dr. Prem Aggarwal10 Jun 2022 4:30 AM GMTA new study from researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that people who smoked tobacco cigarettes developed heart...
CAC scan more fruitful for youth with familial hypercholesterolemia or at risk for ASCVD: JACC Medha Baranwal20 May 2022 2:00 PM GMTUSA: A new tool that calculates coronary artery calcium (CAC) percentile scores by age, sex, and race can help clinicians to get a fuller picture of...
Hypertensive pregnancy disorders linked to higher risk of cardiac events later in life Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli11 May 2022 1:30 PM GMTWomen with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP), such as gestational hypertension or preeclampsia, are at a higher risk for developing...
Elevated Lp(a) levels increase risk of Atrial fibrillation Dr. Shravani Dali6 May 2022 4:00 AM GMTElevated Lp(a) levels increase the risk of atrial fibrillation independent of its association with ischemic heart disease and aortic valve stenosis,...
Thrombolysis by slow infusion of t-PA effective in prosthetic valve thrombosis: Study Medha Baranwal22 April 2022 3:30 AM GMTTurkey: Low-dose and slow/ultraslow infusion of tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) should be considered a viable treatment in patients with...
Quantitative CMR may independently Predict Adverse Outcomes in In patients with Prior CABG MD Bureau13 April 2022 4:30 AM GMTPatients with previous coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery typically have complex coronary disease and remain at high risk of adverse events....
Low-dose rivaroxaban could prevent LVT formation in anterior STEMI patients after PCI: JACC Medha Baranwal11 April 2022 3:30 AM GMTChina: Results from a recent study support the short-duration addition of low-dose rivaroxaban to DAPT for preventing left ventricular thrombus (LVT)...
Tailored Electronic Health Record Improves Optimal Care For HF Patients: PROMPT-HF Trial MD Bureau7 April 2022 12:30 AM GMTHeart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) is one of the most common chronic illnesses in the United States and carries a significant risk...
PAD Causes Worse Outcome among patients with AMI and Cardiogenic shock MD Bureau2 April 2022 4:30 AM GMTCardiogenic shock (CS) complicates up to 10% of patients presenting with acute myocardial infarction (AMI), with one-third of those affected not...
Anatomical Imaging Helps to Rule out LMD in Severe or Moderate Ischemia: ISCHEMIA MD Bureau26 March 2022 3:30 AM GMTSignificant left main coronary artery disease (LMD) carries important therapeutic and prognostic implications given a large amount of myocardium at...
Thrombolysis Bests Surgery In Most Cases Of Obstructive Mechanical Valve Thrombosis MD Bureau22 March 2022 3:30 AM GMTThrombotic obstruction is an uncommon but important late complication of prosthetic heart valves, and with older prosthesis models with a single...
ACC issues clinical guidance on cardiovascular consequences of COVID-19 Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli18 March 2022 5:30 AM GMTAmerican College of Cardiology (ACC) has issued a new expert consensus decision pathway on managing heart problems in adults with COVID-19.The...
