Treating Patients With 100% Blocked Arteries - CTO- Dr Anand Gnanaraj Medical Dialogues Bureau26 Feb 2018 5:09 PM ISTIt a well established fact that 15% to 20% patients undergoing Coronary Angiogram will have a 100% blocked blood vessel (Called a CTO - Chronic Total...
Aspirin NOT Inferior to Rivaroxaban for VTE prevention after arthroplasty-EPCAT II Trial Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli25 Feb 2018 8:00 PM ISTNo data is available regarding comparison of aspirin with direct oral anticoagulants in the prevention of venous thromboembolism after total hip or...
DKCRUSH 5 : Recent perspective on left main bifurcation Medical Dialogues Bureau25 Feb 2018 3:33 PM ISTLocated in a crucial position, left main coronary artery supplies 75% of the left ventricular myocardium (100% in a left dominant circulation), thus...
Women suffering from SCAD have better outcome with conservative care Anjali Nimesh Nimesh24 Feb 2018 7:27 PM ISTMost heart attacks occur when plaque built up in arteries over a lifetime rupture causing a blockage.Spontaneous coronary artery dissection or SCAD is...
Beetroot juice increases exercise capacity in heart failure patients Anjali Nimesh Nimesh23 Feb 2018 7:30 PM ISTTens of millions of people suffer from heart failure and in about half of all such people, the ejection fraction of the heart is reduced.These...
Early onset of Type 2 diabetes increases death risk due to CVD and stroke Anjali Nimesh Nimesh23 Feb 2018 7:25 PM ISTAt one-time type 2 diabetes (T2D) was considered to be a disease which was mainly confined to older people.Lately due to lifestyle changes and global...
CPAP improves prognosis of certain heart failure by decreasing arterial stiffness Anjali Nimesh Nimesh22 Feb 2018 7:10 PM ISTSleep-disordered breathing (SDB) is associated with arterial stiffness, which may be one of the factors that lead to heart failure (HF). Dr.Satoshi...
Stenting NOT better than Placebo in stable angina : ORBITA Trial Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli21 Feb 2018 8:30 PM ISTClinically the primary goal of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in stable angina is a symptomatic relief but there is no evidence from...
Expert guidelines for heart patients for going to high mountains Anjali Nimesh Nimesh21 Feb 2018 7:28 PM ISTDr.Gianfranco of the University of Milano-Bicocca and colleagues have evaluated numerous studies related to the expected effects of high altitude...
Gout drug Probenecid found effective in adult heart failure : JAMA Anjali Nimesh Nimesh21 Feb 2018 7:27 PM ISTResearchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) College of Medicine have conducted a study on 20 patients at their Medical Center and have found ...
Cashew nuts beneficial for cardiovascular health of Indians with Type 2 DM Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli20 Feb 2018 8:00 PM ISTIt is well established that nut consumption decreases the risk of cardiovascular disease but most studies have been done in western countries on nuts...
New cholesterol calculation eliminates routine fasting before lipid test Anjali Nimesh Nimesh20 Feb 2018 7:15 PM ISTThe researchers at Johns Hopkins have found that a newer method of calculating LDL cholesterol levels in the blood which is more accurate than the...
