Only 40% of people with dangerously high cholesterol on appropriate drug treatment Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli26 March 2018 7:02 PM ISTNational Cholesterol Education Program’s Adult Treatment Panel III (ATP-III guidelines) and the current American College of Cardiology and American...
Update of NICE Guidelines on management of Familial hypercholesterolemia Anjali Nimesh Nimesh27 March 2018 7:02 PM ISTOne in 500 people are born with a type of high cholesterol that runs in families, called familial hypercholesterolemia, or FH. Without treatment,...
Prediabetes also has risk of cardiac and kidney complications : Lancet Anjali Nimesh Nimesh28 March 2018 7:30 PM ISTDiabetes has long been linked to an increased risk of heart disease. Plenty of previous researchers have also tied diabetes to an increased risk of...
Just ONE high-fat meal can precipitate heart attack Anjali Nimesh Nimesh29 March 2018 8:30 PM ISTThere have been isolated reports of death and/or heart attack right after eating a super-high fat meal.The American Heart Association recommends that...
High LDL does't confer increased risk of stroke Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli30 March 2018 8:00 PM ISTFamilial hypercholesterolemia(FH) is a condition with very high concentrations of low-density lipoprotein(LDL) cholesterol and high risk of ischemic...
LDL Cholesterol levels for preventing Stroke Recurrence-Check it out Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli4 April 2018 8:30 PM ISTThe desirable LDL-cholesterol level for preventing stroke recurrence has still not been defined. To define desirable LDL-cholesterol levels for...
Eating Fatty fish increases HDL C while Camelina oil reduces IDL C Vinay Singh singh20 April 2018 7:25 PM ISTEating fatty fish increased the size and lipid composition of HDL particles, and that the use of camelina oil decreased the number of harmful IDL...
Noisy workplace linked to high BP and high cholesterol Anjali Nimesh Nimesh24 April 2018 7:20 PM ISTAccording to an estimate, there are about 22 million U.S. workers who are exposed to loud noise on the job.It is well known that noisy jobs have long...
Study finds Avocado consumption increases Good Cholesterol Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli29 April 2018 8:32 PM ISTDr. Hiya A Mahmassani and colleagues conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis systematic review to determine the effect of avocado intake on...
MRA reveals high atherosclerosis rate even in low risk CVD subjects Vinay Singh singh4 May 2018 7:25 PM ISTWhole-body magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) has shockingly revealed a high prevalence of atherosclerosis in people considered to be at low to...
Upto 12 Eggs/week not risky for patients of CVD , Diabetes Vinay Singh singh10 May 2018 8:25 PM ISTEating up to 12 eggs per week for a year does not increase cardiovascular risk factors in people with pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes, a new study...
Higher the baseline LDL cholesterol, greater are mortality benefits of Aggressive Therapy Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli11 May 2018 8:25 PM ISTIn a Meta-analysis, the researchers have found that Higher is the baseline LDL cholesterol levels, greater are mortality benefits of Aggressive...
