"No more an innocent laugh": EHJ reports MI following nitrous oxide abuse. dr. Abhimanyu Uppal22 March 2021 6:00 AM ISTNitrous oxide (N2O, laughing gas) is increasingly used as a recreational drug and is presumed relatively safe and innocent. It is often being used in...
ApoB and non-HDL cholesterol linked to MI and death risk in statin treated patients: JACC Medha Baranwal19 March 2021 7:30 AM ISTDenmark: Apolipoprotein B (apoB) and non-HDL cholesterol -- but not LDL cholesterol -- are associated with increased risk of myocardial infarction...
RA patients at higher risk of death, rehospitalization after heart attack: Study Medha Baranwal10 March 2021 9:45 AM ISTFinland: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients are at a higher risk for long-term poor outcomes following a heart attack (myocardial infarction), a...
AHA Statement for managing acute MI complicated by cardiogenic shock dr. Abhimanyu Uppal6 March 2021 8:00 AM ISTCardiogenic shock (CS) remains the most common cause of mortality in patients with acute myocardial infarction. After an initial improvement in...
Hydrogel injection may change the way the heart muscle heals after a heart attack Hina Zahid3 March 2021 10:28 AM ISTResearchers at CURAM, the SFI Research Centre for Medical Devices based at National University of Ireland Galway, and BIOFORGE Lab, at the University...
Single troponin test enough to discharge suspected heart attack patients from ED: JAMA Medha Baranwal26 Feb 2021 8:25 PM ISTUSA: A single negative troponin test versus serial troponin testing appears safe in ruling out acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in patients presented to...
The tale of a rabbit and pitfalls in MI diagnosis, an EHJ case report dr. Abhimanyu Uppal15 Feb 2021 9:15 AM ISTIn patients presenting with clinical and ECG signs of myocardial ischaemia, cardiac troponin concentration is the cornerstone in establishing a...
People who do not exercise are more prone to instant death from heart attack: ESC study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli12 Feb 2021 5:51 PM ISTSophia Antipolis, 12 February 2021:Researchers have found in a new study that people who do not exercise more prone to instant death from heart attack...
Dual Antiplatelet therapy may be rather harmful to MINOCA Patients: Study MD Bureau10 Feb 2021 7:24 AM ISTApproximately 10% of patients presenting with myocardial infarction (MI) do not have obstructive coronary artery disease (MINOCA). A recent study...
Refractory coronary embolus "trapped" and aspirated by a novel technique, EHJ case report dr. Abhimanyu Uppal3 Feb 2021 10:15 PM ISTA large thrombus burden in patients with acute myocardial infarction is associated with worse outcomes. Although various methods of thrombus...
CMR helps in detecting ablation lesions in myocardial infarction; claims study Dr Satabdi Saha12 Jan 2021 8:45 AM ISTAblation lesions can be detected by CMR after VT ablation in post-infarction patients and have a different appearance than scar tissue, suggests the...
Occult blood in stools tied to increased risk of MI and stroke: JAHA MD Bureau7 Jan 2021 10:30 AM ISTColorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer worldwide. A stool test for occult blood is a commonly used method in average‐risk...
