Vitamin D deficiency may indicate cardiovascular disease in overweight and obese children supriya kashyap kashyap11 April 2017 12:32 PM ISTOrlando : In overweight and obese children and adolescents, vitamin D deficiency is associated with early markers of cardiovascular disease, a new...
MOMENTUM TRIAL- Patients on HeartMate 3 have fewer blood-related events than those on HeartMate II supriya kashyap kashyap10 April 2017 2:26 PM ISTA six-month analysis of the pivotal MOMENTUM 3 trial found that patients implanted with the new HeartMate 3 left ventricular assist system (LVAS) had...
Girl born with heart outside body in MP, shifted to AIIMS supriya kashyap kashyap10 April 2017 2:26 PM ISTChhatarpur : A newborn girl in Khajuraho town of Madhya Pradesh has been diagnosed with a rare medical condition with her heart beating outside the...
Cardiologist warns against dissolvable stents in an NEJM editorial supriya kashyap kashyap8 April 2017 3:36 PM ISTIn a New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) editorial published last week, Debabrata Mukherjee, M.D., provides expert commentary on bioresorbable...
Cardiac arrest patients do better if taken immediately to a specialist heart center supriya kashyap kashyap6 April 2017 12:48 PM ISTPeople who suffer cardiac arrest outside of hospital have a better chance of survival if they are taken immediately to a specialist heart centre...
Monthly High-Dose Vitamin D Supplementation Does Not Prevent Cardiovascular Disease supriya kashyap kashyap6 April 2017 12:48 PM ISTResults of a large randomized trial indicate that monthly high-dose vitamin D supplementation does not prevent cardiovascular disease, according to a...
Heartburn drugs up risk of diarrhea, inflammation of colon supriya kashyap kashyap31 March 2017 4:14 PM ISTWashington : A study finds that gastric acid suppression drugs increase the risk of recurrent Clostridium difficile infection which causes diarrhea...
Insomnia associated with increased risk of heart attack and stroke: European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. supriya kashyap kashyap31 March 2017 3:04 PM ISTSophia Antipolis : Insomnia is associated with increased risk of heart attack and stroke, according to research published today in the European...
How to avoid Stenting in Coronary Artery Spasm supriya kashyap kashyap30 March 2017 10:56 AM ISTPhysician researchers at Thomas Jefferson University suspect that some cases of coronary artery spasm go unrecognized and are incorrectly treated with...
ACC releases new Appropriate Use Criteria for Coronary Revascularization for Patients with Stable Ischemic Heart Disease supriya kashyap kashyap30 March 2017 9:47 AM ISTThe American College of Cardiology, along with several partnering organizations released updated appropriate use criteria for performing coronary...
No Evidence of Cognitive Issues When Evolocumab Added to Statin Therapy: ACC 2017 supriya kashyap kashyap29 March 2017 12:45 PM ISTWashington : There is no evidence that adding a new cholesterol-lowering drug to treatment with a statin causes memory loss or other problems with...
CT Scans Reveal Reduced Leaflet Motion After Aortic Valve Replacement savita thakur thakur27 March 2017 12:31 PM ISTACC Updates 2017: Oral anticoagulants, but not anti-platelet therapy, associated with reduced risk of clotsWASHINGTON: About 12 percent of patients...
