Spanish scientists in a cohort study on the basis of data available at emergency department have developed a simple tool using readily available dat...
Cardiac Sciences
Instant blood test for diagnosis of heart attack
All the patients reporting Emergency Room with complaints of chest pain are anxious to know whether they are suffering from Myocardial Infarction or n...
Cholesterol drug Anacetrapib cuts heart risk by 9 pct : NEJM
A large study of Merck & Co Inc’s experimental cholesterol drug anacetrapib found that it cut the risk of heart attack and death by a modest 9 per...
Is fasting before Lipid Profile necessary?
Fasting for eight to 12 hours before having blood drawn for a Lipid Profile Test was thought to give a more accurate assessment of total cholesterol, ...
Bag-mask ventilation fails to improve on endotracheal intubation in cardiac arrest (CAAM)
Barcelona: Bag-mask ventilation fails to improve on endotracheal intubation in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients, according to late-breaking res...
Blood pressure better controlled with MAP for doctors: AHA Study
San Francisco : A quality improvement program designed to better control hypertension in primary care practices notably improved hypertension control ...
Ivabradine found effective in CAD
Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the global leading cause of mortality, accounting for approximately 7.4 million deaths annually. Furthermore, CAD acc...
TO Stent or not to Stent – Fibrinolysis versus Primary PCI in STEMI
TO Stent or NOT to Stent- This question indeed is faced by every cardiologist when she/he comes across a patient with Myocardial Infarction. Managemen...
Guidelines on use of CT Angio in Patients with stable chest pain
A prospective randomized controlled trial was conducted to evaluate use of CTCA in patients without prior coronary heart disease who present with typi...
Management of Heart Attack- Lyse now, stent later
In the management of heart attack, especially ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), stenting is performed as a preferred reperfusion the...
