Peak troponin and early CMR guides management in suspected ACS and nonobstructive coronary arteries Dr. Hiral patel9 July 2022 10:30 AM ISTUK: Early cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) in patients with suspected myocardial infarction and non-obstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA) is...
Type 1 diabetes patients more likely to die after attack of myocardial infarction Medha Baranwal7 July 2022 10:45 AM ISTFinland: After myocardial infarction, patients with type 1 diabetes face a higher risk of death compared to patients without diabetes, a research...
Hyperglycemia levels may help predict short and long-term outcomes in acute MI patients Jacinthlyn Sylvia4 July 2022 10:00 AM ISTChina: Regardless of diabetes status, entry hyperglycemia is a key predictor of short and long-term outcomes in acute myocardial infarction (AMI)...
Gum disease linked with heart attacks and diabetes? Dr. Nandita Mohan21 Jun 2022 9:00 AM ISTA large study found that people with a prior heart attack or diabetes are more likely to have gum disease than their healthy counterparts. The...
New PET imaging agent may predict functional outcomes after a heart attack Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli17 Jun 2022 8:00 PM ISTVancouver, British Columbia, Canada: Poor functional outcomes after a heart attack can be predicted with a new PET imaging agent, 68Ga-FAPI-46....
Revolutionary technology shortens cardiac scan time, provides high-quality SPECT images Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli17 Jun 2022 4:00 AM ISTVancouver, British Columbia, Canada: A cardiac SPECT imaging system performs scans 10 to 100 times faster than current SPECT systems, according to new...
Role of metoprolol tartrate in management of acute myocardial infarction in the present era dr. Abhimanyu Uppal15 Jun 2022 11:00 AM ISTIt has long been known that among patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI), beta-blocker therapy is beneficial in reducing infarct size and...
Prediabetes linked to higher heart attack risk in young adults Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli6 Jun 2022 7:30 PM ISTRESTON, Va Young adults with higher than normal blood sugar levels that signal prediabetes were more likely to be hospitalized for heart attack...
Cardiac arrest survivors at increased risk of neurologic and psychiatric events: JAMA Jacinthlyn Sylvia6 Jun 2022 9:30 AM ISTDenmark: A new study conducted by Niels Secher and team showed that when compared to patients with myocardial infarction and the general population,...
Low vessel fractional flow reserve after percutaneous coronary intervention to fail Dr. Nandita Mohan1 Jun 2022 9:00 AM ISTBoth fractional flow reserve and non-hyperemic pressure ratios are widely used to assess the hemodynamic importance of intermediate coronary artery...
SGLT-2i demonstrate lower risk for HF compared to metformin in type 2 diabetes patients Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli24 May 2022 9:45 AM ISTA population-based cohort study found that patients with type 2 diabetes receiving first-line sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT-2i) have...
Single high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T reading can safely exclude MI in ED Medha Baranwal15 May 2022 11:08 PM ISTUSA: A single high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT) below the cutoff of 6 ng/L is a rapid and safe strategy for identifying a substantial...
