Nutrition important for reducing mortality after TAVR in elderly: Circulation Medha Baranwal11 Feb 2021 8:45 AM ISTSpain: Elderly patients who remain at nutritional risk after TAVR have a higher risk of mortality and heart failure hospitalization (HF-h), finds a...
Paclitaxel-coated devices not linked to death risk in PAD patients: NEJM Medha Baranwal6 Feb 2021 11:45 AM ISTSweden: The use of paclitaxel-coated devices versus uncoated endovascular devices is not associated with a significant increase in mortality risk,...
High Consumption of Processed Grains Increases Risk of Mortality and CV events MD Bureau5 Feb 2021 5:29 PM ISTDiet may influence the development and progression of chronic diseases. Globally, over the past few decades, the consumption of refined grains and...
Low grade inflammation with high blood sugar increases death risk Medha Baranwal2 Feb 2021 10:18 PM ISTChina: Serum hs-CRP can predict 10-year all-cause mortality in Chinese adults with hyperglycemia, according to a recent study in the journal Diabetes...
Elevated Cardiac Troponin levels indicate mortality risk in influenza patients MD Bureau5 Jan 2021 6:00 PM ISTInfluenza most often causes a self-limited respiratory illness and in some instances, may be severe enough to require hospitalization and may even...
Increased salt Intake tied to lower risk of ESKD in elderly, finds study MD Bureau24 Dec 2020 4:45 PM ISTThe optimal level of salt intake remains ill-defined in non-dialysis chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients under regular nephrology care. This...
Benzodiazepines addition to antidepressants increases death risk in depression: Study Dr. Nandita Mohan22 Dec 2020 8:15 PM ISTResearchers have found in a new research that addition of benzodiazepines to antidepressants monotherapy to treat depression was associated with a...
High and low LDL-C levels increase death risk in general population: BMJ Medha Baranwal17 Dec 2020 3:45 PM ISTCopenhagen, Denmark: Both low and high levels of LDL-C increases the risk for all-cause mortality, suggests a recent study in the journal BMJ. People...
RBC transfusion after TAVR increases death risk: Circulation Medha Baranwal15 Dec 2020 10:47 AM ISTItaly: RBC transfusion after TAVR is associated with increased mortality and acute kidney injury (AKI), according to a recent study in the journal...
Delayed decompression increases death risk in patients with obstructing stones: Study Medha Baranwal7 Dec 2020 5:02 PM ISTNew York: A delay in decompression increases mortality risk (by 29%) in patients with urinary tract infection and obstructing upper urinary tract...
Sarcopenia increases death risk in patients undergoing TAVI, finds study Medha Baranwal6 Nov 2020 7:32 AM ISTKorea: Sarcopenia as measured by skeletal muscle index (SMI) significantly increases 1-year mortality risk in patients who underwent transcatheter...
Prehospital tranexamic acid may not lower hemorrhage risk in trauma patients: JAMA Medha Baranwal6 Oct 2020 8:56 PM ISTUSA: The administration of tranexamic acid before hospitalization in injured patients at hemorrhage risk although is safe but it did not significantly...
