Is fasting before Lipid Profile necessary? Anjali Nimesh Nimesh1 Oct 2017 11:00 AM ISTFasting 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) supriya kashyap kashyap1 Oct 2017 10:30 AM ISTBarcelona: 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 supriya kashyap kashyap1 Oct 2017 9:45 AM ISTSan 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 Kant Kohli Kohli30 Sept 2017 11:00 AM ISTCoronary 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 Meghna Singhania29 Sept 2017 4:29 PM ISTTO 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 Anjali Nimesh Nimesh29 Sept 2017 11:30 AM ISTA 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 Meghna Singhania28 Sept 2017 5:22 PM ISTIn 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 Kant Kohli Kohli28 Sept 2017 11:00 AM ISTIn 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 Anjali Nimesh Nimesh28 Sept 2017 10:30 AM ISTA 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 Kant Kohli Kohli27 Sept 2017 11:30 AM ISTStewart 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 Anjali Nimesh Nimesh26 Sept 2017 11:30 AM ISTStopping 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!! Anjali Nimesh Nimesh25 Sept 2017 11:30 AM ISTIt 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...
