Adhereing to plant-based diet reduces heart failure risk: JACC Medha Baranwal Baranwal23 April 2019 8:20 PM ISTUSA: A plant-based diet consists of foods derived from plants including fruits, legumes, vegetables, grains, and nuts. It is known to have a plethora...
New blood pressure guidelines identify more kids at high risk of heart disease later Medha Baranwal Baranwal23 April 2019 8:10 PM ISTNew stricter blood pressure guidelines identify more kids at high risk of heart disease later.The updated 2017 guidelines from the American Academy of...
Surgeons for the first time perform heart surgery using 3D goggles Deepanjana Sarkar23 April 2019 7:15 PM ISTSurgeons at Poland have used 3D goggles while performing heart surgery. The real-time imaging technique uses ultrasound that collects 3D image and...
Can we reduce cardiovascular risk in diabetes? Deepanjana Sarkar23 April 2019 7:02 PM ISTFor long, diabetes has always been considered as an endocrine disease and treated by endocrinologists for lowering glucose. The adverse outcomes of...
IGMC doctors remove broken pacemaker by rare non-surgical procedure Hina Zahid23 April 2019 6:00 PM ISTThe doctors at Indira Gandhi Medical College (IGMC), Shimla have removed broken pacemaker by a rare non-surgical procedure to implant a permanent...
Pulse pressure predicts diabetic retinopathy than systolic blood pressure in diabetics Medha Baranwal Baranwal22 April 2019 7:28 PM ISTPulse pressure predicts diabetic retinopathy than systolic blood pressure in diabetics, finds a new study. The study has been published in the Journal...
Blood pressure measured at wrist may lead to incorrect diagnosis, finds study Deepanjana Sarkar21 April 2019 8:20 PM ISTBlood pressure measured at the wrist is higher than the upper arm and it does not meet clinical standards and may lead to incorrect diagnosis and...
Empagliflozin may reverse heart failure in non-diabetic patients, finds study Deepanjana Sarkar21 April 2019 7:28 PM ISTA new anti-diabetic drug " empagliflozin" may reverse progressing heart failure in patients who do not have diabetes, pointed out a new study...
Exercise may help Heart Failure patients by turning off bad genes Medha Baranwal Baranwal20 April 2019 4:21 PM ISTExercise may turn off bad genes in persons with Heart Failure, finds a study.Exercise per se is good in cardiovascular diseases in general. But in...
New antiplatelet agent identified that has no side effects of bleeding Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli19 April 2019 8:28 PM ISTA new experimental Antiplatelet agent has been identified which is bereft of side effects of bleeding. The research concerning the same has appeared...
Blood pressure drug, felodipine shows promise for treating Parkinson's and dementia Hina Zahid19 April 2019 7:15 PM ISTBlood pressure drug, felodipine shows promise for treating neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson's and dementia. The study has been published in...
No breakfast and late dinner may precipitate another heart attack after first one: ESC Medha Baranwal Baranwal18 April 2019 8:28 PM ISTLate dinner and no breakfast is a fatal combination which increases the likelihood of another heart attack after the first one within a month of...
