Digoxin increase Death risk in AFib Patients savita thakur thakur26 March 2017 10:55 AM ISTACC Updates 2017: Risk rises in direct proportion to levels of drug in blood WASHINGTON: Patients with atrial fibrillation (AFib) who are given...
Cardiology Update: SPAIN trial Pacemaker Program Can Reduce Dangerous Fainting Episodes savita thakur thakur26 March 2017 10:07 AM ISTACC Updates 2017: SPAIN trial meets primary endpoint of reduction in recurrent syncopeWASHINGTON: Patients with recurrent fainting episodes (syncope)...
Lifestyle Intervention Leads to 10-point Drop in Systolic Blood Pressure: ACC 2017 supriya kashyap kashyap25 March 2017 1:37 PM ISTEffect of e-Counseling is ‘similar to adding a medication,’ per researcher Washington : In the first randomized, double-blinded trial of an online...
Use of Levosimendan with Heart-Lung Machine Fails to Improve Outcomes savita thakur thakur24 March 2017 2:05 PM ISTACC Updates 2017: Drug reduces low cardiac output syndrome, but trial does not meet primary endpointsWASHINGTON- When used as a preventive measure...
No Benefit of Synthetic HDL-C on Arterial Plaque: ACC 2017 supriya kashyap kashyap23 March 2017 12:23 PM ISTPhase 2 CARAT trial fails to meet primary endpointWashington : Injection of a novel form of synthetic high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), or...
Left Atrial Closer Reduces Stroke Risk in AFib: ACC 2017 supriya kashyap kashyap22 March 2017 11:47 AM ISTIn patients undergoing cardiac surgery, procedure helps prevent thromboembolismWashington : For patients with atrial fibrillation (AFib), a common...
ACC Updates: TAVR Linked with Bleeding in the Brain, Neurological Impairment savita thakur thakur21 March 2017 4:34 PM ISTACC Updates 2017: Microbleeds after endovascular procedures could harm thinking, memory for some patientsWASHINGTON: Small leakages from blood vessels...
Blood Test to Detect Heart Damage in Non-Cardiac Surgery savita thakur thakur21 March 2017 4:23 PM ISTACC Updates 2017: Researchers say many deaths after surgery could potentially be prevented with monitoring, treatmentWASHINGTON: A blood test for a...
Outcomes for Absorb Stent Acceptable at One to Two Years, with Caveats savita thakur thakur20 March 2017 5:08 PM ISTWASHINGTON: Patients receiving the Absorb everolimus-eluting bioresorbable vascular scaffold (BVS), a dissolving stent to open clogged vessels around...
ACC Update: Rivaroxaban Reduces Venous Thromboembolism Recurrence Compared with Aspirin savita thakur thakur20 March 2017 5:04 PM ISTWASHINGTON: In patients at elevated risk for a recurrence of potentially life-threatening blood clots, a low dose of the oral blood-thinning...
Decision CTO Trial: CTO Angioplasty not always necessary Meghna Singhania19 March 2017 4:53 PM ISTIf patients suffer from a large ischemic burden, PCI is crucial to open the lesion, but for small occlusions, optimal medical treatment [with drugs...
New drug in combo with statins can cut cholesterol: NEJM supriya kashyap kashyap19 March 2017 1:47 PM ISTWashington : A new class of cholesterol-lowering drug can help patients cut their risk of cardiovascular disease, stroke and heart attack.In a trial...
