Stopping drug abuse can reverse related heart damage: JACC Anjali Nimesh Nimesh31 May 2017 9:45 AM ISTQuitting methamphetamine use can reverse the damage the drug causes to the heart and improve heart function in abusers when combined with appropriate...
Some heart attack patients may not benefit from beta blockers: JACC Anjali Nimesh Nimesh30 May 2017 11:44 AM ISTNew research challenges established medical practice that all heart attack patients should be on beta blockers.The study -- by a research team at the...
Paper test strip could help heart failure patients monitor their condition at home Anjali Nimesh Nimesh29 May 2017 10:32 AM ISTContrary to the condition's name, heart failure doesn't mean the heart has stopped pumping -- it's just not working at full strength. It can often be...
Injectable antibodies for reducing cholesterol: NEJM Anjali Nimesh Nimesh29 May 2017 10:06 AM ISTA new strategy -- an injectable antibody -- for lowering blood lipids and thereby potentially preventing coronary artery disease and other conditions...
Researchers develop faster,cheaper cardiac imaging test for developing countries Anjali Nimesh Nimesh28 May 2017 11:39 AM ISTPrague, Czech Republic : Researchers in the UK and Peru have developed a faster and cheaper cardiac imaging test that can be used in developing...
Key regulatory gene in cardiac valve formation discovered Anjali Nimesh Nimesh28 May 2017 9:32 AM ISTResearchers from the University of Basel in Switzerland have identified a key regulator gene for the formation of cardiac valves -- a process crucial...
Sutureless Valve Replacement Surgery performed at Global Hospitals Anjali Nimesh Nimesh27 May 2017 10:36 AM ISTNew Delhi: A Sutureless Valve Replacement surgery was recently performed on a 78 year old patient by Global Hospitals, Mumbai.Sutureless aortic valve...
Targets for better anti-thrombotic medicine identified: PLOS One Anjali Nimesh Nimesh26 May 2017 2:34 PM ISTBlood platelets shore up open wounds and help cuts heal, but they can also cause heart attacks and strokes when a congealed ball of platelets known as...
Regular chocolate consumption linked to lower risk of Atrial fibrillation Anjali Nimesh Nimesh24 May 2017 2:31 PM ISTRegular chocolate consumption may be linked to a lower risk of developing the heart rhythm irregularity atrial fibrillation, also known as heart...
6-year-old with critical heart ailment saved after surgery at HN Reliance Foundation Hospital Anjali Nimesh Nimesh24 May 2017 12:40 PM ISTMumbai : Sanket More, a six-year-old boy hailing from a farmer’s family in Aurangabad, was referred to Sir H N Reliance Foundation Hospital and...
Aggresive lowering of BP reduces risk of left ventricular hypertrophy: Ciruclation Study Anjali Nimesh Nimesh23 May 2017 2:26 PM ISTWINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - A new study by researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center has shown that aggressive lowering of blood pressure in people...
COPD exacerbations in those with CVD increases heart, stroke risk Anjali Nimesh Nimesh23 May 2017 10:40 AM ISTATS 2017, WASHINGTON, DC -- After an acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, people with a history of cardiovascular...
