Higher BMI linked with increased risk of high BP, CVD, type 2 diabetes- JAMA Cardiology Anjali Nimesh Nimesh7 July 2017 9:11 AM ISTResults of a new study add to the evidence of an association between higher body mass index (BMI) and increased risk of cardiometabolic diseases such...
Outcomes for long QT syndrome patients treated at specialty center are better Anjali Nimesh Nimesh20 July 2017 10:16 AM ISTSudden cardiac death, and episodes of fainting and seizures from long QT syndrome are significantly lower than previously thought when patients are...
15 children from Kashmir treated for Congenital Heart Defect at Fortis Anjali Nimesh Nimesh2 Feb 2018 7:01 PM ISTbirth defeAs part of Fortis Foundation’s ‘Umeed Dhadkan’ initiative, a group of 15 children from Kashmir were treated for Congenital Heart Defects...
CALCIUM- SO TIGHT- The case of a Stuck Balloon- Dr Madhu Sreedharan Anjali Nimesh Nimesh28 Feb 2018 3:16 PM ISTCoronary Angioplasty is one of the most common medical procedures done across the world and the numbers are ever increasing. Calcification of the...
Balloon choice for PCIs in calcific lesions - Dr M G Pillai Anjali Nimesh Nimesh28 Feb 2018 3:20 PM ISTIn the last two decades, we have seen a substantial increase in the number of PCIs and extremely complex, calcific coronary lesions are being treated...
PCI of an anomalous RCA -Dr Samir Kubba Anjali Nimesh Nimesh28 Feb 2018 3:13 PM ISTAnomalous coronary arteries can be a big challenge to deal with especially in the setting of acute coronary syndromes where the interventionist needs...
Apollo Hospitals perform India’s First minimally invasive Hybrid Revascularisation surgery Medical Dialogues Bureau8 March 2018 7:05 PM ISTApollo Hospitals on Tuesday announced that it became the first centre in India to perform Minimally Invasive Hybrid Revascularisation (MIHR) surgery...
Preeclampsia during pregnancy may lead to hypertension,DM within 5 years Medical Dialogues Bureau30 March 2018 7:05 PM ISTPreeclampsia is a dangerous condition in which a pregnant woman develops hypertension and protein in the urine and it occurs in up to 7 percent of all...
24-hour ambulatory BP measurements - strong predictor of mortality Medha Baranwal Baranwal23 April 2018 8:30 PM ISTAmbulatory blood-pressure monitoring involves measurement of the patient's blood pressure over a 24-hour period as he/she carries out daily...
Exercising after Heart Attack Reduces Death Risk by HALF Medha Baranwal Baranwal26 April 2018 7:20 PM ISTIndia ranks highest in the number of deaths caused due to heart attacks which amounts to about 23% of the total heart attack deaths in the world,...
Hypertension & Prediabetes a deadly Duo against Heart-AHA Vinay Singh singh29 April 2018 7:02 PM ISTHigh blood pressure and prediabetes alone may do harm to the body but both conditions could lead to stroke, the second-leading cause of death in the...
Smoking, Alcohol increase lifetime risk of AF : BMJ Medha Baranwal Baranwal1 May 2018 7:30 PM ISTThe overall lifetime risk of atrial fibrillation (AF) in individuals aged 55 years or older, was 37 percent and was influenced by the burden of risk...
