Stress test abnormalities may predict both noncardiovascular and cardiovascular mortality Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli9 Sept 2023 11:00 AM ISTUSA: Exercise test abnormalities, such as low functional aerobic capacity, predicted non-cardiovascular causes of death such as cancer in addition to...
SPAQI consensus on preoperative management of cardiovascular medications Medha Baranwal6 April 2023 8:00 PM ISTUSA: The Society for Perioperative Assessment and Quality Improvement (SPAQI) has released a consensus statement on the preoperative management of...
Rapid screening test predicts effectiveness of steroid injections for neck pain Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli5 April 2023 8:00 PM ISTResearchers from Johns Hopkins Medicine and several other institutions say they have developed a quick clinical test that predicts which people with...
Calcium and potassium rich foods may help prevent recurrent symptomatic kidney stones Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli9 Aug 2022 9:30 AM ISTKidney stones can cause not only excruciating pain but also are associated with chronic kidney disease, osteoporosis and cardiovascular disease. If...
Prevention of recurrent kidney stones by high in calcium potassium diet Isra Zaman2 Aug 2022 9:45 AM ISTChanges in diet are often prescribed to prevent recurrent symptomatic kidney stones. However, little research is available regarding dietary changes...
AI to help health care staff correctly diagnose alcohol-associated hepatitis, acute cholangitis Isra Zaman6 July 2022 10:00 AM ISTNew Mayo Clinic research finds that machine-learning algorithms can help health care staff distinguish the two conditions. In an article published in...
CABG Potentially Beneficial to Patients Over Age 80 with Reasonable Surgical Risk Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli22 Jun 2022 8:00 AM ISTPatients over age 80 are considered high-risk candidates for coronary artery bypass grafting, not only because of normal wear and tear on the body,...
Patients with mitral annulus calcification at higher risk of heart valve and CVD Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli3 Jun 2022 7:15 AM ISTA retrospective review of more than 24,000 patients who underwent an EKG at Mayo Clinic finds that nearly one-quarter of the patients had mitral...
AI-enabled ECGs may identify patients at greater risk of stroke, cognitive decline Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli5 May 2022 9:00 AM ISTROCHESTER, Minn: Atrial fibrillation, the most common cardiac rhythm abnormality, has been linked to one-third of ischemic strokes, the most common...
Living kidney donor surgery is low risk for most patients, confirms Mayo Clinic study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli28 April 2022 9:00 AM ISTROCHESTER, Minn: The risk of major complications for people who donate a kidney via laparoscopic surgery is minimal. That is the conclusion of a...
DOACS Effectively Reduces VTE Recurrence in Cancer Patients MD Bureau15 Feb 2022 9:00 AM ISTDirect oral anticoagulants (DOACs) are now considered the standard of care for the treatment of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in noncancer patients for...
Cancer drug Dasatinib also lowers blood glucose, finds retrospective study Hina Zahid9 Dec 2021 9:00 AM ISTROCHESTER, Minnesota - Dasatinib, a drug that often is used to treat certain types of leukemia, may have antidiabetic effects comparable to...
