Sudden cardiac arrest, not so sudden- they give warning!! Deepanjana Sarkar13 May 2019 8:28 PM ISTContradicting the popular belief that sudden cardiac arrest occurs without warning, a new study has revealed that more than 1/4th of the patients who...
Alcohol consumption uniformly increases high BP and stroke risk: Lancet Medha Baranwal Baranwal13 May 2019 8:10 PM ISTCHINA: Alcohol consumption increased the risk of high blood pressure (BP) and stroke uniformly and seemed to have a little net effect on myocardial...
Case of a pulsatile abdominal mass reported in NEJM Hina Zahid13 May 2019 6:00 PM ISTDr Maxime Elens, and Dr Robert Verhelst, at Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium have reported a case of Pulsatile Abdominal Mass....
Systolic BP in 130–139 mm Hg range increases mortality risk due to stroke not heart attack Medha Baranwal Baranwal12 May 2019 8:28 PM ISTSystolic BP in 130–139 mm Hg range increases mortality risk due to stroke, not a heart attack.A systolic blood pressure (systolic BP) ranging from...
Ticagrelor shows antimicrobial activity against MRSA, superior to vancomycin: JAMA Deepanjana Sarkar12 May 2019 8:20 PM ISTTicagrelor is an oral anticoagulant (platelet aggregation inhibitor) that works as a P2Y₁₂ receptor antagonist. In a study published in JAMA...
FDA issues safety warning against premature battery depletion of pacemakers Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli12 May 2019 7:17 PM ISTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration has warned of premature battery depletion with certain Medtronic pacemakers and about serious consequences...
IV antibiotics use linked to longer hospital stays in heart failure patients Hina Zahid12 May 2019 7:05 PM ISTIV antibiotics linked to longer hospital stays in heart failure patients.Researchers from the University of Tennessee have reported in Open Forum...
Genetic drug that can heal damage caused by heart attack Hina Zahid10 May 2019 7:25 PM ISTA new therapy has been found that can induce heart cells to regenerate after a heart attack. Researchers from King's College London have delivered a...
Airport metal detectors safe for Heart patients with pacemakers, finds a study Deepanjana Sarkar10 May 2019 7:15 PM ISTResults from new research show that passengers with cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs), such as pacemakers or defibrillators, can safely...
Indian doctors successfully treat patient of rare congenital heart disease with Transcatheter technique Hina Zahid10 May 2019 6:00 PM ISTMumbai: Doctors at Wockhardt hospital Maharashtra successfully operated a 9-years-old child suffering from the transportation of great arteries which...
Premature Depletion of St Jude's pacemaker device : Indian Heart Rhythm Society guidelines for doctors Deepanjana Sarkar9 May 2019 8:20 PM ISTThe incidences of premature battery depletion in the St Jude’s Implantable Cadioconverter-Defibrillator (ICD) and Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy...
Caution: Avoid Grapefruit juice in patients on QT prolonging drugs Hina Zahid9 May 2019 7:25 PM ISTCaution: Caution: Avoid Grapefruit juice in patients on QT prolonging drugs.Grapefruit juice is already listed as a substance to avoid when taking...
