Magnesium deficiency linked to diabetes and high BP Medha Baranwal Baranwal7 Nov 2019 7:10 PM ISTQatar: Magnesium deficiency can lead to prediabetes, diabetes and high blood pressure (BP) -- is the finding of a recent study published in the...
Thiazide use can lead to stroke in type 2 diabetes patients Medha Baranwal Baranwal6 Nov 2019 8:28 PM ISTJapan: The use of thiazides may increase the risk of major cardiovascular events (MACE), particularly stroke, in type 2 diabetes patients having a...
Ticagrelor monotherapy after 1 month of DAPT good enough after multivessel PCI: JACC Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli6 Nov 2019 8:20 PM ISTThere is no absolute clarity on the duration of antiplatelet therapy after angioplasty in patients with multiple vessel disease. Moreover, the data on...
Calcium supplements may increase CVD and stroke risk Medha Baranwal Baranwal5 Nov 2019 8:28 PM ISTChina: A recent study has found calcium supplements to be associated with an increased CHD (coronary heart disease) risk, especially myocardial...
Are Electronic cigarettes worth the risk? Hina Zahid5 Nov 2019 7:20 PM ISTSophia Antipolis: Are Electronic cigarettes worth the risk? is a burning question.There is no denial of the fact that electronic cigarettes have...
Regular exercise before breast cancer onset may protect against death due to cardiac cause Hina Zahid5 Nov 2019 7:15 PM ISTThe five-year survival rate for breast cancer has increased due to availability of better drugs and earlier diagnosis. Unfortunately the heart...
New-onset AF during TAVR increases risk of bleeding and stroke: JACC Medha Baranwal Baranwal4 Nov 2019 7:28 PM ISTUSA: New-onset atrial fibrillation (AF) in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is associated with worse outcomes...
GLP-1 levels may predict cardiovascular risk in heart attack Medha Baranwal Baranwal3 Nov 2019 8:20 PM ISTGermany: The levels of glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) can predict cardiovascular risk in patients with acute myocardial infarction (heart attack),...
Preeclampsia linked to acute kidney injury and mortality risk Dr. Kartikeya3 Nov 2019 7:05 PM ISTSouth Africa: Pregnancy-related acute kidney injury (AKI) complicates about 15% of the admissions with preeclampsia, finds a recent study published in...
Iron supplementation may reduce hospitalization due to heart failure Dr. Prem Aggarwal1 Nov 2019 8:20 PM ISTChina: Iron therapy can reduce heart failure (HF) hospitalization but not mortality in patients with heart failure, finds a recent study published in...
Retinal changes may predict future heart disease Dr. Prem Aggarwal1 Nov 2019 7:20 PM ISTHigh blood pressure and arterial stiffness are two major risk markers for cardiovascular disease and incidentally they create easily detectable...
Higher BP variability may worsen Alzheimer disease Medha Baranwal Baranwal31 Oct 2019 8:10 PM ISTNetherlands: High visit-to-visit blood pressure variability (BPV) is associated with an accelerated cognitive decline in Alzheimer disease (AD)...
