New TAVR System Safe and Effective for High-Risk Surgical Patients with Severe Aortic Stenosis Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli5 Oct 2019 10:00 AM ISTSAN FRANCISCO – The Portico IDE study found that 30-day safety and one-year effectiveness outcomes of a novel self-expanding transcatheter aortic...
New study links Blood cancer drug to high BP and cardiotoxicity Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli4 Oct 2019 7:30 PM ISTNew study links Blood cancer drug ibrutinib to high BP and cardiotoxicity.According to a new study, over half of people prescribed the targeted blood...
Therapeutic hypothermia improves outcomes after cardiac arrest in comatose patients: NEJM Dr. Prem Aggarwal4 Oct 2019 7:25 PM ISTFrance: The use of moderate therapeutic hypothermia in coma patients after cardiac arrest with nonshockable rhythm improved outcomes, finds a recent...
New drug in loop for treatment of heart attack and heart failure prevention Dr. Prem Aggarwal4 Oct 2019 7:15 PM ISTCanada: Researchers from the University of Guelph seems to have discovered a novel drug target involved in controlling the body's repair responses...
All About Sudden cardiac arrest- By Dr Srikant Sharma Hina Zahid4 Oct 2019 7:00 PM ISTSudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is a condition in which the heart suddenly and unexpectedly stops beating thereby jeopardising the blood stops the flow to...
High fibre diet improves BP, cholesterol and fasting blood sugar in hypertensive diabetics: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli3 Oct 2019 8:28 PM ISTAmritsar, India: Consumption of high fibre diet may improve blood pressure (BP), cholesterol and fasting blood sugar in patients with type 2 diabetes...
Omega-3 fish oil supplements benefit heart patients, reveals largest meta analysis Deepanjana Sarkar3 Oct 2019 8:10 PM ISTIn a recent meta-analysis from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, researchers have proved the benefits of...
FDA grants clearance to new Blood Flow Monitoring Device for peripheral artery disease Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli3 Oct 2019 7:28 PM IST A new blood flow monitoring device, FlowMet-R, has received clearance from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This clearance allows Laser...
Sleeping less than 6 hours increases death risk in high BP, Stroke and Diabetes patients, finds new research Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli3 Oct 2019 7:20 PM ISTSleeping less than 6 hours on a daily basis increases death risk in high BP, Stroke and Diabetes patients, finds new researchAccording to new research...
Aspiring fathers should avoid alcohol 6 months prior to conception, says ESC study Dr. Prem Aggarwal2 Oct 2019 8:28 PM ISTChina: Alcohol should be avoided by aspiring fathers six months before conception, and women should avoid it 1 year before pregnancy and during...
Onyx one stent with one month of DAPT non inferior to biofreedom stent in high risk patients Dr. Prem Aggarwal2 Oct 2019 8:10 PM ISTIn PCI patients at high risk for bleeding, a polymer-based DES combined with 1-month dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) imay confer better angiographic...
In left Main disease, PCI or CABG have similar composite outcomes at five years, finds ECXEL trial Hina Zahid2 Oct 2019 7:28 PM ISTIn left Main disease, PCI or CABG have similar composite outcomes at five years, finds ECXEL trial. Five-year data from the large-scale randomized...
