Researchers identify gene that may play a central role in heart disease Anjali Nimesh Nimesh10 Jun 2017 9:45 AM ISTHeart disease kills more than 600,000 Americans every year, which translates to more than one in every four deaths. Although lifestyle choices...
First-of-its-kind test to see how HDL-C cleans up arterial cholesterol Ruby khatun khatun9 Jun 2017 10:48 AM ISTA groundbreaking study published in AACC's Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine shows that a new test could improve diagnosis and treatment of heart...
PET-MR shows arterial CO2 as potent vasodilator for cardiac stress testing Ruby khatun khatun8 Jun 2017 12:56 PM ISTMore than 5 million cardiac stress tests performed annually in the U.S. employ injectable forms of pharmacological stress agents -- such as adenosine...
Aspirin does little or nothing for hard arteries, says new research Anjali Nimesh Nimesh8 Jun 2017 9:22 AM ISTFor decades, aspirin has been widely used to reduce the risk of cardiovascular problems. Now, a team led by a University of Florida Health researcher...
Many Patients on blood-thinning drugs for atrial fibrillation not getting right dose, finds Mayo Study Ruby khatun khatun7 Jun 2017 10:29 AM ISTAlmost 1 in 6 of the millions of Americans on the new blood-thinning medications for atrial fibrillation, a common heart condition characterized by an...
Coimbatore Doctors give man a second heart in First heteroptic heart transplant surgery Ruby khatun khatun5 Jun 2017 4:11 PM ISTCOIMBATORE: A city hospital has successfully performed a heteroptic heart transplant on a 45-year-old man, supposedly the first such procedure in...
Imaging technique for treating heart condition should be more widely used to minimize radiation exposure Anjali Nimesh Nimesh5 Jun 2017 9:44 AM ISTNEW YORK - A technique to treat an irregular heartbeat that limits or eliminates patients' exposure to radiation should be more widely adopted by...
Men have worse chemotherapy-induced cardiomyopathy than women Anjali Nimesh Nimesh3 Jun 2017 10:39 AM ISTWashington D.C.: A study, presented at EuroCMR, says that chemotherapy-induced cardiomyopathy react more on men than women."Cancer patients are living...
How Diesel pollution is linked to heart damage- EuroCMR conference Update Anjali Nimesh Nimesh2 Jun 2017 5:00 PM ISTDiesel pollution is linked with heart damage, according to research presented at EuroCMR 2017.1"There is strong evidence that particulate matter (PM)...
Statins lower cholesterol and associated with improved heart structure,function Anjali Nimesh Nimesh2 Jun 2017 10:39 AM ISTStatins are associated with improved heart structure and function, according to research presented today at EuroCMR 2017.1 The benefits were above and...
Obesity can cause cardiovascular ill-health, even in the young Anjali Nimesh Nimesh2 Jun 2017 10:30 AM ISTCopenhagen, Denmark: Higher than normal body mass index (BMI) is known to lead to cardiovascular ill-health in mid-to-late life, but there has been...
Lower targets for systolic blood pressure suggested: JAMA Cardiology Anjali Nimesh Nimesh1 Jun 2017 9:42 AM ISTA new study conducted by researchers from Tulane University finds reducing target systolic blood pressure below current recommendations significantly...
