Want to lower LDL Cholesterol further, add Evolocumab & PCSK9 Inhibitors Dr. Kamal Kant24 Oct 2017 2:30 PM GMTPatients who need additional lowering of low‐density lipoprotein‐cholesterol (LDL‐C) despite statin therapy may benefit from additional lipid‐lowering...
Risk Factors for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Identified Dr. Kamal Kant23 Oct 2017 1:30 PM GMTA new study from UT Southwestern suggests that more people with Duchenne muscular dystrophy could live longer by identifying and more aggressively...
How low to go with glucose, cholesterol, and blood pressure in primary prevention of CVD Dr. Kamal Kant22 Oct 2017 3:00 PM GMTHong KN et al. in his review article enumerated some points regarding how low to go with glucose, cholesterol, and blood pressure (BP) in primary...
Preliminary evidence that low dose colchicine may reduce coronary plaque : JACC Dr. Kamal Kant21 Oct 2017 3:00 PM GMTColchicine therapy has been postulated to have beneficial anti-inflammatory effects in patients with ACS, translating into reduction in future adverse...
Now a beam of light can check your blood pressure more accurately Dr. Kamal Kant20 Oct 2017 3:00 PM GMTA device that monitors blood pressure by shining beam of light along the skin could be available in the next few months.The measurement of blood...
Empagliflozin decreases on risk Of CV Death and HF hospitalization Dr Prem19 Oct 2017 2:02 PM GMTDiabetes has been found to be associated with increased risk of cardiovascular death and heart failure. Diabetic patients get increased incidence of...
Pharmacological treatment must in older adults if SBP persistently ≥150 mm Hg Anjali18 Oct 2017 3:00 PM GMTThis joint guideline presents evidence on benefits and harms of treating to higher versus lower systolic blood pressure (SBP) targets in older adults...
Trauma exposure may affect vascular health and increase heart disease in midlife women Ruby18 Oct 2017 1:45 PM GMTToday it seems about everything has been shown to lead to heart disease. Of course, smoking is bad for you, as is high blood pressure. There's even...
Anti-aldosterones in STEMI within 24 hour : Reminder Trial supriya17 Oct 2017 2:30 PM GMTCertain heart attack patients who have ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) are significantly more likely to survive if they are treated...
Anacetrapib (CETP inhibitors) useful in patients with ASCVD: REVEAL Trial Dr Prem16 Oct 2017 2:00 PM GMTIn the, previous trials the CETP inhibitors were found to be ineffective and the trials was stopped around 2 years of follow-up due to unexpected...
Dual antithrombotic therapy as good as triple in AF angioplasty :RE-DUAL PCI Dr Prem15 Oct 2017 2:00 PM GMTAtrial fibrillation is a disease of old age and so is coronary artery disease.Many patients of atrial fibrillation undergo coronary angioplasty and as...
New drug protects heart from cardiac rupture after myocardial infarction supriya14 Oct 2017 1:50 PM GMTThere are currently many kinds of drugs for heart failure. Among them, the new drug LCZ696 is recommended by US guidelines as a first-line treatment...
