Empagliflozin (zardiance) good in Diabetes with CVD and CKD Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli25 Sept 2017 10:30 AM ISTNew analyses of the landmark EMPA-REG OUTCOME®trial showed that Empagliflozin improved clinical outcomes and reduced mortality in vulnerable patients...
PCI good alternative to CABG in low to intermediate complex CAD Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli24 Sept 2017 11:30 AM ISTIn a meta-analysis published in Journal of American College of Cardiology, the researchers have reported that PCI and CABG show comparable safety in...
Impella heart pump now for right ventricular support Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli24 Sept 2017 10:10 AM ISTImpella RP® heart pump has rceived approval from FDA to be used in right heart failure. Developed by Abiomed, Inc. (NASDAQ:ABMD), five years of...
PURE: Just 150 Minutes of Weekly Physical Activity Reduces CV Disease, Death Anjali Nimesh Nimesh23 Sept 2017 11:00 AM ISTPure trial which is one of the largest study of the recent past involving 18 countries and more than 100,000 subjects has revolutionized concept of...
Statins beneficial in secondary prevention of VTE Anjali Nimesh Nimesh23 Sept 2017 10:30 AM ISTStatins are well established therapies for the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD). They have also been found to have...
Revived 30 minutes after death!! Anjali Nimesh Nimesh22 Sept 2017 4:27 PM ISTIn a miraculous turn of events, a team of doctors led by Dr S N Khanna, Associate Director, Cardiac Surgery, Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, recently...
ApoB reduction decides True benefit of lipid lowering : ESC supriya kashyap kashyap22 Sept 2017 10:30 AM ISTBarcelona: The benefit of lowering low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol depends on how it is lowered, according to late-breaking results from a...
Routine Oxygen therapy not helpful in heart attack -DETO2X-AMI supriya kashyap kashyap21 Sept 2017 11:00 AM ISTBarcelona : Oxygen therapy does not improve survival in patients with heart attack symptoms, according to late-breaking research presented in a Hot...
Beta blockers NOT MUST in secondary prevention post MI: New Challenge to guidelines supriya kashyap kashyap20 Sept 2017 12:00 PM ISTA new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill finds beta blockers are not needed after a heart attack if heart-attack survivors are...
FAT is Good for health: New Mega Trial redefines diet guidelines supriya kashyap kashyap19 Sept 2017 5:07 PM ISTThe relationship between the diet and the cardiovascular disease and mortality has been an issue of long debate. Pure study was presented by the...
Weekly diabetes drug offers no heart benefit : NEJM Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli19 Sept 2017 11:21 AM ISTThe risk of death among persons with type 2 diabetes due to cardiovascular causes is up to four times that of the general population. Diabetes...
PFO Closure protects against recurrent stroke- RESPECT trial Anjali Nimesh Nimesh18 Sept 2017 2:57 PM ISTA device used to close a small hole in the heart may benefit certain stroke patients by providing an extra layer of protection for those facing years...
