Scientists Develop New Heart Bypass Surgery Device supriya kashyap kashyap5 May 2016 3:29 PM ISTMoscow : A team of international scientists has developed a device that will help doctors to perform heart bypass surgery without stopping the...
EXCEL TRIAL: Stents, bypass surgery equally safe, effective in left main heart disease supriya kashyap kashyap2 Nov 2016 12:46 PM ISTA major international study has found that drug-eluting stents, a less-invasive alternative to bypass surgery, are as effective as surgery for many...
Stents as effective as bypass surgery for heart diseases savita thakur thakur10 Nov 2016 2:02 PM ISTNew York: Drug-eluting stents, a less-invasive alternative to bypass surgery -- are as effective as surgery for many patients with a blockage in the...
Risk of infection higher for patients with obesity after bypass surgery Anjali Nimesh Nimesh19 Jun 2017 9:12 AM ISTEdmonton--Patients with obesity have a higher risk of infection within 30 days after receiving heart bypass surgery, according to a series of studies...
Weight loss surgery effects on bone marrow fat and bone mass Anjali Nimesh Nimesh14 Aug 2017 9:15 AM ISTBone marrow fat is thought to regulate bone metabolism, and high levels of marrow fat are seen in states of low bone mass, severe underweight, and...
Adding anacetrapib to intensive statin therapy reduces CVD events in high risk patients: NEJM Anjali Nimesh Nimesh31 Aug 2017 10:25 AM ISTAnacetrapib, an inhibitor of cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) activity, lowers the risk of heart attack and related cardiovascular...
MI and stroke patients on statins have better outcomes Anjali Nimesh Nimesh15 Nov 2017 7:20 PM ISTPatients with a prior history of heart attacks or stroke have better outcomes when cholesterol-lowering medications are used after they're discharged...
Apollo Hospital gives lease of life to heart failure patient with new procedure Anjali Nimesh Nimesh5 Jan 2018 7:01 PM ISTDoctors at Apollo Hospitals, Hyderguda, here performed a new procedure to revive a 70-year-old Heart failure patient and facilitated that he is...
Precise ostial stenting in RCA following rotablation ,stenting of heavily calcified proximal RCA - Case Dr Jayagopal Pathiyil Balagopalan Anjali Nimesh Nimesh28 Feb 2018 3:15 PM ISTWe describe the case of an 83-year-old gentleman who presented with recurrent episodes of angina. Coronary angiogram done elsewhere showed...
Atypical antipsychotics less harmful than Haloperidol for delirium in MI : BMJ Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli31 March 2018 7:30 PM ISTAt present no drugs have been approved by the FDA for the treatment of delirium and owing to inconclusive evidence on safety clinical guidelines for...
Aspirin+ticagrelor improves outcomes after elective CABG Medha Baranwal Baranwal26 April 2018 8:30 PM ISTAdministration of dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) comprising of aspirin plus ticagrelor, for one year after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)...
Radial-Artery grafts lead to improved outcomes of CABG Medha Baranwal Baranwal3 May 2018 8:25 PM ISTThe use of radial-artery grafts for multivessel coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) improved post-operative outcomes as compared to saphenous-vein...
