People with autoimmune disease have a higher complication rate after heart attack: Study Isra Zaman15 Sept 2022 9:00 AM ISTAfter a heart attack, people with an autoimmune disease were more likely to die, develop heart failure or have a second heart attack compared to...
Percutaneous closure of post myocardial infarction ventricular septal rupture Dr. Nandita Mohan7 Sept 2022 9:15 AM ISTThe incidence of post-infarction ventricular septum rupture has decreased from 1–2% to 0.25–0.31%. Survival up to 1 month without intervention is 6%....
Early rhythm control therapy bests rate control for lowering CV complications in most AF patients Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli6 Sept 2022 9:00 AM ISTResearchers have found in a cohort study of patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and low risk for stroke that early rhythm control therapy was...
Low physical function after age 65 associated with future heart attack, heart failure and stroke Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli1 Sept 2022 7:56 PM ISTLow physical function after age of 65 was associated with risk of future heart attack, heart failure and stroke according to a new study. The elderly...
Medical Bulletin 30/August/2022 Isra Zaman30 Aug 2022 5:30 PM ISTHere are the top medical news for the day:Lower heart failure risk by boosting physical activityA six-year analysis of more than 94,000 adults in the...
Replace ACE inhibitors with sacubitril/valsartan once symptomatic HF develops in MI: insight from Paradise MI Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli30 Aug 2022 11:00 AM ISTPost hoc analysis of Paradise MI Trial has provided new insights on sacubitril/valsartan in myocardial infarction in a session in a Hot Line session...
Transradial access tied to lower all-cause mortality and bleeding than transfemoral access: RTC analysis Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli30 Aug 2022 9:00 AM ISTTransradial access is associated with lower all-cause mortality and major bleeding at 30 days, compared with transfemoral access for coronary...
Worsened impact of heart attacks among heavy smokers Isra Zaman29 Aug 2022 9:30 AM ISTThe risk of death or poor prognosis after a heart attack is more than 20-fold higher in smokers with exhaled carbon monoxide levels above 13 ppm,...
Polypill better than usual care for reducing CV events in recent MI patients: SECURE trial Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli29 Aug 2022 9:00 AM ISTSpanish National Center for Cardiovascular Research (CNIC) and Ferrer have developed a three-drug medication known as a "polypill".Polypill has been...
High-dose influenza vaccination significantly reduces mortality among elderly: Innovative randomised trial Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli29 Aug 2022 9:00 AM ISTResearchers have found in an innovative, pragmatic randomised trial that high-dose influenza vaccination among elderly patients significantly reduces...
Air pollution linked to heart attacks in non-smokers Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli26 Aug 2022 8:00 PM ISTAccording to a new study there is a causal relationship between air pollution and heart attacks since smokers, who already inhale smoke, were...
Serum ferritin levels associated with acute myocardial infarction: JAPI Jacinthlyn Sylvia13 Aug 2022 10:15 AM ISTMaharashtra: In a new study conducted by Mahender Kumar Medisetty and his team, serum ferritin levels were shown to be associated with acute...
