Is fasting before Lipid Profile necessary? Anjali1 Oct 2017 5:30 AM GMTFasting for eight to 12 hours before having blood drawn for a Lipid Profile Test was thought to give a more accurate assessment of total cholesterol,...
Bag-mask ventilation fails to improve on endotracheal intubation in cardiac arrest (CAAM) supriya1 Oct 2017 5:00 AM GMTBarcelona: Bag-mask ventilation fails to improve on endotracheal intubation in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients, according to late-breaking...
Blood pressure better controlled with MAP for doctors: AHA Study supriya1 Oct 2017 4:15 AM GMTSan Francisco : A quality improvement program designed to better control hypertension in primary care practices notably improved hypertension control...
Ivabradine found effective in CAD Dr. Kamal Kant30 Sep 2017 5:30 AM GMTCoronary artery disease (CAD) is the global leading cause of mortality, accounting for approximately 7.4 million deaths annually. Furthermore, CAD...
TO Stent or not to Stent - Fibrinolysis versus Primary PCI in STEMI Meghna29 Sep 2017 10:59 AM GMTTO Stent or NOT to Stent- This question indeed is faced by every cardiologist when she/he comes across a patient with Myocardial Infarction....
Guidelines on use of CT Angio in Patients with stable chest pain Anjali29 Sep 2017 6:00 AM GMTA prospective randomized controlled trial was conducted to evaluate use of CTCA in patients without prior coronary heart disease who present with...
Management of Heart Attack- Lyse now, stent later Meghna28 Sep 2017 11:52 AM GMTIn the management of heart attack, especially ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), stenting is performed as a preferred reperfusion...
Blood test and ECG sufficient to safely rule out MI Dr. Kamal Kant28 Sep 2017 5:30 AM GMTIn a meta-analysis published in Annals of Internal Medicine researchers have found that a new high-sensitivity troponin T (hs-cTnT) assay and normal...
Metformin clinically found useful in patients with CKD, CHF or chronic liver disease Anjali28 Sep 2017 5:00 AM GMTA systematic review has been conducted by Crowley MJ et al. with a purpose to synthesize data addressing outcomes of metformin use in populations...
Effects of Physical Activity on mortality in patients with Stable CHD : JACC Dr. Kamal Kant27 Sep 2017 6:00 AM GMTStewart RA, Held C, Hadziosmanovic N, et al., on behalf of the STABILITY Investigators conducted a study to find out association between exercise and...
Stoping daily aspirin increase second heart attack, stroke Anjali26 Sep 2017 6:00 AM GMTStopping long-term, low-dose aspirin therapy may increase your risk of suffering a cardiovascular event, according to new research in the American...
LDL-C ≥190 mg/dl is Ideal for Primary Prevention of CAD!! Anjali25 Sep 2017 6:00 AM GMTIt has been debated every now and then that what is ideal LDL Cholesterol level for primary prevention of Coronary Artery Disease. In case one is...
