Scientists produce first biological pacemaker savita thakur thakur15 Dec 2016 4:58 PM ISTScientists from the McEwen Centre for Regenerative Medicine, University Health Network, have developed the first functional pacemaker cells from human...
Heart damage caused by chemotherapy is worse in patients with diabetes savita thakur thakur13 Dec 2016 1:53 PM ISTLeipzig: Heart damage caused by chemotherapy is worse in cancer patients who also have diabetes, according to a study presented today at...
CSI Con 2016 Update : Alarming rise in heart diseases in India savita thakur thakur12 Dec 2016 2:07 PM ISTKochi: Though the number of heart patients is on the rise world-wide, the situation in India is even more alarming, cardiology experts said.Presidents...
Circulation favors placenta over brain in fetuses of diabetic mothers savita thakur thakur12 Dec 2016 1:40 PM ISTLeipzig: Blood flows preferentially to the placenta instead of the brain in foetuses of mothers with diabetes, reveals research presented at...
Four factors raise risk of post TAVR endocarditis: JAMA supriya kashyap kashyap12 Dec 2016 9:18 AM ISTFour factors – younger patient age, male sex, diabetes, and moderate to severe residual aortic regurgitation – are associated with a...
Irregular heartbeat may cause serious health hazards supriya kashyap kashyap10 Dec 2016 9:43 AM ISTLondon : Irregular heartbeat also known as atrial fibrillation may lead to serious health issues like heart attacks, heart failure, chronic kidney...
CSI CON 2016 Update : Yoga reduces blood pressure in patients with prehypertension savita thakur thakur9 Dec 2016 9:06 AM ISTYoga reduces blood pressure in patients with prehypertension, according to a study presented at the 68th Annual Conference of the Cardiological...
Kolkata: Fortis doctors develop Nano Crush, new technique for stenting of branching arteries supriya kashyap kashyap7 Dec 2016 12:32 PM ISTKolkata : Nano Crush a new technique for stenting of branching arteries is developed by a team of doctors at Fortis Hospital, Anandapur in the city...
Adrenaline rush: Delaying epinephrine shots after cardiac arrest cuts survival rates supriya kashyap kashyap6 Dec 2016 12:45 PM ISTHospitals in which the administration of epinephrine to patients whose hearts have stopped is delayed beyond five minutes have significantly lower...
Newer generation LVAD associated with better outcomes for heart failure patients at 6 months: NEJM supriya kashyap kashyap2 Dec 2016 2:19 PM ISTA newer generation left ventricular assist device (LVAD) provides better outcomes for patients with advanced heart failure at six months compared to...
PGIMER : Second heart transplant patient passes away supriya kashyap kashyap1 Dec 2016 4:49 PM ISTPunjab : While the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research has been making strides in the field of heart surgeries, the cardiac...
Young smokers at more than 8-fold risk of heart attack: Study supriya kashyap kashyap1 Dec 2016 4:20 PM ISTIf you are under the age of 50 and a regular smoker, you may be more than eight times at risk of suffering a major heart attack as compared to...
