Simple surgical technique may significantly reduce AF risk after cardiac surgery Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli18 Nov 2021 9:30 AM ISTPosterior left pericardiotomy has significant potential for preventing prolonged hospital stays and the need for additional interventions and drugs to...
Specific Antihypertensives Might Prevent Onset Of Diabetes: LANCET MD Bureau17 Nov 2021 12:30 PM ISTDiabetes affects about 9% of the adult population worldwide, with a rising prevalence in many regions. In a recent study, researchers of the...
No difference in all cause death in PCI and CABG in left main CAD After 5-Years: LANCET MD Bureau16 Nov 2021 8:30 PM ISTPercutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) involving drug-eluting stents is increasingly used to treat complex coronary artery disease, although...
India's Covaxin highly effective against COVID-19: Lancet study MD Editorial Team13 Nov 2021 3:26 PM ISTCovaxin, an inactivated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, is 77.8% effective at preventing symptomatic Covid-19, find study. India: A phase three clinical...
Systematic screening for AF tied to lower morbidity and mortality in elderly: Lancet Dr. Shravani Dali12 Nov 2021 9:00 AM ISTScreening for atrial fibrillation is safe and beneficial in older populations, according to a recent study published in the Lancet.Systematic...
Tirzepatide helps lower body weight, cardiovascular risk in diabetics Dr. Nandita Mohan28 Oct 2021 3:47 PM ISTTirzepatide is a dual Glucose-dependent Insulinotropic Polypeptide (GIP) and glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist that is under...
Mirtazapine increases mortality instead of treating agitation in dementia patients: Lancet Hina Zahid27 Oct 2021 9:00 AM ISTMirtazapine used for treating agitation in people with dementia is no more effective than a placebo, and might even increase mortality, according to a...
Tirzepatide bests insulin glargine in lowering A1C, body weight and CV risk in diabetics: Lancet MD Editorial Team21 Oct 2021 10:15 AM ISTTirzepatide is a dual Glucose-dependent Insulinotropic Polypeptide (GIP) and glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist that is under...
Full vaccination with Pfizer vaccine provides protection for at least six months: Lancet Hina Zahid7 Oct 2021 8:45 AM ISTTwo doses of Pfizer-BioNTech (BNT162b2) are 90% effective against COVID-19 hospitalizations for all variants, including delta, for at least six...
Amoxicillin not clinically effective in uncomplicated chest infections in kids: Lancet MD Editorial Team29 Sept 2021 7:01 AM ISTUK: Amoxicillin is not likely to be clinically effective (either overall or for key subgroups in whom antibiotics are commonly prescribed) for...
Carotid artery stenting vs carotid endarterectomy for carotid artery stenosis: ACST-2 Trial Medha Baranwal25 Sept 2021 10:45 AM ISTUK: Results from the ACST-2 trial of carotid artery stenting (CAS) versus carotid endarterectomy (CEA) show that the long-term effects of these two...
Hemodynamic guided management reduces hospitalization due to early HF: Lancet MD Editorial Team25 Sept 2021 10:30 AM ISTUSA: A recent study in the journal The Lancet showed that hemodynamic-guided management of heart failure did not lower mortality rates and total heart...
