Familial hypercholesterolemia: Independent risk factor for MACCE in young patients, finds study Deepanjana Sarkar20 Jun 2019 8:28 PM ISTFamilial hypercholesterolemia (FH), characterized by high blood levels of Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol i.e LDL-Cholesterol, is an independent...
In which cases of CAD, accuracy of Coronary CT Angiography is highest, finds study Deepanjana Sarkar24 Jun 2019 8:28 PM ISTThe accuracy of coronary computed tomography angiogram (CTA) is the highest for patients suspected with coronary heart disease if the probability of...
FDA approves first ever contrast agent for cardiac MRI Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli17 July 2019 7:05 PM ISTFDA approves first ever contrast agent for cardiac MRI.The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Gadavist®(gadobutrol) injection for...
Stress Testing–induced myocardial Ischemia not linked to 10 years CV events in stable CAD: JAMA Deepanjana Sarkar26 July 2019 8:28 PM ISTStress testing–induced myocardial ischemia has no role in predicting cardiovascular events over 10 years in stable coronary artery disease (CAD)...
Blood sugar control improves with text messaging in diabetes, finds clinical trial Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli31 Aug 2019 6:56 AM ISTText massaging may result in better blood sugar control in diabetes and CAD, finds a clinical trial.A low-cost text-messaging programme improves blood...
Poor lifestyle choices, not genetics, leads to most premature heart disease: ESC 2019 Update Medha Baranwal Baranwal7 Sept 2019 9:01 AM ISTPoor lifestyle choices are a greater contributor to premature heart disease than genetics -- sums up findings from a study presented at the ESC...
Carotid artery imaging better predicts an initial cardiovascular event than Coronary artery imaging: Study Deepanjana Sarkar26 Sept 2019 7:10 PM ISTCoronary artery disease (CAD) remains one of the leading causes of death and morbidity worldwide. Carotid Artery Imaging and Coronary Artery Imaging...
PICCOLETO II: Drug-coated balloon better than Everolimus-eluting stent for small coronary arteries Dr. Prem Aggarwal14 Oct 2019 8:30 PM ISTDefying the recent trend of using everolimus-eluting stent (EES) in patients with small-vessel CAD, a recent study has found a new gel-based...
American Heart Association issues Scientific statement on management of MINOCA Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli24 April 2019 8:28 PM ISTThe American Heart Association has released a Scientific Statement that covers diagnosis and aetiology, management, and prognosis in MINOCA....
Stress cardiac MRI can predict potentially fatal heart attack cases: JAMA Deepanjana Sarkar10 Feb 2019 7:30 PM ISTA new multi-centre study at the Duke University Medical Center finds that Stress cardiac MRI can predict potentially fatal heart attack...
Omega-3 fatty acids no longer effective for heart attack: EMA Medha Baranwal Baranwal22 Dec 2018 7:25 PM ISTOmega-3 fatty acid "medicines" in Europe can no longer contain labels stating that they are effective in preventing cardiovascular events after an MI,...
CT Angio reveals statins benefit even in non-obstructive atherosclerosis : CONFIRM study Vinay Singh singh20 Dec 2018 8:35 PM ISTStatins may be beneficial even in patients with lower degrees of subclinical atherosclerosis as detected by Coronary computed tomographic angiography...
