Genes to Medicine - An Injection to reverse atherosclerosis Medha Baranwal Baranwal13 May 2018 8:00 PM ISTInjection of microscopic fibers may help in the reversal of atherosclerosis that in turn will eliminate the need for any invasive therapy for...
FDA approves amlodipine-celecoxib-combo for hypertension and arthritis Medha Baranwal Baranwal3 Jun 2018 7:30 PM ISTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Kitov Pharma's Consensi (combination of amlodipine and celecoxib) for the treatment of...
First in India : Fortis Cardiologist implants world’s smallest heart pump Hina Zahid12 July 2018 7:03 PM ISTCould provide hope for the treatment of numerous patients who are in cardiogenic shock after a heart attack or have to undergo high-risk angioplasties...
Long-term weight loss better with RY gastric bypass than sleeve gastrectomy Vinay Singh singh13 Sept 2018 7:15 PM ISTA new study of Bariatric surgery has compared weight change and comorbidities in sleeve gastrectomy versus Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and found...
Is pyruvate helpful in improving cardiac function after surgery? Hina Zahid21 Dec 2018 7:10 PM ISTRafael Jaimes, Ph.D., staff scientist at the Children's National Heart Institute is conducting a study to find out how pyruvate can help improve...
Apollo hospitals becomes first centre to perform Robotic-assisted CABG Hina Zahid25 Feb 2019 6:00 PM ISTChennai, Indian hospital chain Apollo Hospitals, became the first centre in India to perform Robotic-assisted CABG. It is a minimally invasive-...
Castle Score: A new method of predicting procedural success in CTO PCI Medha Baranwal Baranwal4 March 2019 8:10 PM ISTCTO PCI is the nonsurgical percutaneous coronary intervention to treat patients with chronic total occlusion (CTO), or complete blockages, of the...
Scientists clear another obstacle in creating transplant arteries, study suggests Hina Zahid13 July 2019 1:41 PM ISTWashington DC [USA]: Scientists are working towards a dream of creating artery banks, similar to blood banks common today with readily available...
Hospital stay of more than 3 days after TAVR linked to more complications Hina Zahid28 July 2019 7:28 PM ISTPatients who are required to stay in the hospital more than three days after Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) are at a significantly...
To Stent or not to Stent? ISCHEMIA Trial brings Game Changers of rules of Stenting Dr. Prem Aggarwal20 Nov 2019 8:28 PM ISTUSA: Angioplasty or CABG does not reduce the risk of death in angina pectoris in stable coronary artery disease (CAD) versus medical treatment-...
Stents no better than surgery in long leg lesions in PAD Medha Baranwal Baranwal1 Dec 2019 8:10 PM ISTSalzburg, Austria: Nitinol stents as compared to primary vein bypass doesn't fare well for certain outcomes in patients with long femoropopliteal...
Drugs as good as stenting and bypass surgery in stable CAD: ISCHEMIA trial Medha Baranwal Baranwal17 Nov 2019 8:20 PM ISTUSA: Taking medications and making lifestyle changes may suffice the need to undergo invasive stenting for patients with severe but stable heart...
