New Blood test may predict coronary artery blockage and heart attack risk Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli1 Feb 2019 8:20 PM ISTNo stress echo or treadmill testing.A new Blood test may reveal extent of blocked arteries and predict heart attack risk in future, according to...
Marijuana Lollipop precipitates Heart attack in elderly man Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli12 Feb 2019 8:28 PM ISTDr Alexandra Saunders at Dalhousie University Internal Medicine Program, Halifax , Nova Scotia, Canada and colleagues have reported a case of Heart...
Case of Pheochromocytoma with rare presentation of congestive heart failure Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli18 March 2019 6:00 PM ISTHalim El Hage at Staten Island University Hospital and colleagues have reported a case of Pheochromocytoma presenting as congestive heart failure. The...
Perinatal use of Viagra in women with Preeclampsia lowers blood pressure in kids Deepanjana Sarkar8 April 2019 7:05 PM ISTPerinatal use of Viagra in women with Preeclampsia lowers blood pressure in kids, finds new research.Preeclampsia is the most common cardiovascular...
Canagliflozin not only lowers blood sugar but also reduces kidney failure risk in Diabetes Dr. Kartikeya14 April 2019 8:28 PM ISTIn Phase 3 CREDENCE study, researchers found that in patients of Diabetes, along with controlling blood sugar Canagliflozin reduced the risk of kidney...
Can we reduce cardiovascular risk in diabetes? Deepanjana Sarkar23 April 2019 7:02 PM ISTFor long, diabetes has always been considered as an endocrine disease and treated by endocrinologists for lowering glucose. The adverse outcomes of...
FDA approves new PCSK9 inhibitor to lower LDL Cholesterol and CVD risk Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli27 April 2019 12:01 PM ISTFDA has approved new PCSK9 inhibitor, alirocumab for lowering LDL Cholesterol and CVD risk.The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved...
Even a single night sleep deprivation may increase Blood Pressure Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli5 Jun 2019 9:00 AM ISTSleep deprivation may lead to high blood pressure or high BP, finds a new study. This elevation in blood pressure may continue the next day as...
High BP during pregnancy increases later CVD risk by more than 70%: JAMA Deepanjana Sarkar16 Jun 2019 8:20 PM ISTHigh Blood pressure, BP during pregnancy increases later CVD risk by more than 70%, finds a JAMA study.High Blood pressure, BP and Body Mass Index,...
FFR-CT superior to conventional CT angiogram for predicting heart disease Deepanjana Sarkar17 Jun 2019 7:25 PM ISTThe CT-derived fractional flow reserve, FFRCT is superior to conventional coronary CT angiogram in predicting long-term cardiovascular outcomes such...
Statins cut risk of stroke in cancer patients after radiotherapy Deepanjana Sarkar2 July 2019 7:25 PM ISTStatins after head, neck and thorax radiotherapy cut the risk of stroke in cancer patients, revealed a study published in the Journal of American...
Diabetes Management: Glimepiride Cardiovascular Safe, says Real-World evidence Dr. Prem Aggarwal8 July 2019 7:02 PM ISTDespite the availability of numerous anti-diabetics, sulfonylureas (SUs) as monotherapy or combination therapy have been the cornerstone in the...
