Vitamin D deficiency in early childhood linked to increased risk of high BP later, finds study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli2 July 2019 7:20 PM ISTVitamin D deficiency in early childhood linked to increased risk of high BP later, finds study.Vitamin D deficiency from birth to early childhood was...
Abdominal Adiposity carries more CVD risk than fat around legs in post menopausal women Deepanjana Sarkar1 July 2019 8:28 PM ISTThe body shape after menopause may determine the risk of having cardiovascular disease (CVD), revealed a study published recently in the European...
Scientists develop High-Sensitivity Troponin based risk assessment tool to predict Heart Attack risk in ED Deepanjana Sarkar30 Jun 2019 8:10 PM ISTIt is a landmark study -The COMPASS-MI (Calculation of Myocardial Infarction Risk Probabilities to Manage Patients With Suspicion of Myocardial...
Rare case of Ulnar-Artery Mycotic Aneurysm reported Hina Zahid30 Jun 2019 6:00 PM ISTDr Bashaar K. Alibrahim and Dr George Wharmby at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada have reported a rare case of ulnar-Artery...
Same Day Discharge in uncomplicated PCI safe and cost effective, reveals Canadian study Deepanjana Sarkar28 Jun 2019 8:28 PM ISTSame Day Discharge (SDD) is safe after uncomplicated Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) revealed a study published in the Journal of the...
Empagliflozin gets FDA Fast-Track status for Chronic Heart Failure Treatment Deepanjana Sarkar28 Jun 2019 7:30 PM ISTThe U.S Food and Drug Administration has tagged sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor Empagliflozin with Fast-Tracked designation for the...
Pain free exercise equally effective for patients with Peripheral arterial disease Hina Zahid27 Jun 2019 7:30 PM ISTPeripheral arterial disease patients improve on a pain-free regimen of exercise also finds a new study. For many years the patients with PAD have been...
Rare case of Nonbacterial Thrombotic Endocarditis Hina Zahid27 Jun 2019 6:00 PM ISTDr John B. Fournier at Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT and Dr Edward J. Testa, at Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA...
Treating High BP, cutting Sodium and Trans fats could save almost 100 million lives, finds study Deepanjana Sarkar26 Jun 2019 7:30 PM ISTThree very popular interventions, scaling up access to treatment of high blood pressure (BP), cutting down high sodium intake and eliminating intake...
High household pollution tied to high BP in women Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli25 Jun 2019 8:28 PM ISTWomen exposed to higher levels of air pollution at residence have high blood pressure, high BP ,finds new study.The study has been published in the...
Restricted Red Cell Transfusions in Cardiac Surgery Patients prevent kidney injury: Clinical Trial Hina Zahid25 Jun 2019 7:30 PM ISTRestricted Red Cell Transfusions in Cardiac Surgery Patients turned out to be safer and helped prevent acute kidney injury, finds a Clinical Trial.In...
13N-ammonia PET/CT detects cardiovascular disease risks in obstructive sleep apnea patients Deepanjana Sarkar25 Jun 2019 7:05 PM IST13N-ammonia positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) may assist in the noninvasive evaluation of coronary microvascular function in...
