Viagra may reduce blood clots after stent surgery Anjali Nimesh Nimesh13 July 2017 10:10 AM ISTPORTLAND, OREGON : A stent coated with an erectile dysfunction drug may someday help prevent arteries from becoming narrow or blocked again, according...
How to accurately Predict Subclinical Atherosclerosis in Low-Risk Individuals ? Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli26 Nov 2017 7:21 PM ISTThe established ideal cardiovascular health score (ICHS) and the new Fuster-BEWAT score (FBS) predict the presence and extent of subclinical...
Coronary artery calcium PET/CT test a better predictor of MI than stress testing alone Anjali Nimesh Nimesh22 March 2018 7:25 PM ISTDr.Viet Le cardiovascular researcher in the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute and colleagues conducted a study to measure the level of...
Women 5 times more susceptible to Non-obstructive heart attack than men Medha Baranwal Baranwal29 Jun 2018 8:10 PM ISTWomen are five times more susceptible to heart attack /myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA) than men, finds a new...
Coronary calcium screening a low cost predictor of heart attack Medha Baranwal Baranwal12 Nov 2018 8:25 PM ISTTesting a patient's coronary calcium levels is a better predictor of blocked coronary arteries at risk for a heart attack, according to a new...
Stress-induced MI linked to severity of coronary plaque in men, not women Medha Baranwal Baranwal8 Dec 2018 7:28 PM ISTMental stress-induced myocardial ischemia (MSIMI) is a condition that occurs due to inadequate blood flow to the heart muscle during periods of...
"Ultrathin Struts"- Stents may reduce repeat revascularization need: JAMA Cardiology Deepanjana Sarkar22 May 2019 8:00 PM ISTImplantation of ultrathin strut sirolimus-eluting stent that is examined in the three years BIO-RESORT trial may reduce the need for repeated...
Role of 3-D Printing in surgical management of cardiovascular diseases- Dr Harinder Singh Bedi Deepanjana Sarkar9 Jun 2019 7:02 PM ISTThree-dimensional (3D) printing is a fabrication technique used to transform digital objects into physical models. The technique builds structures of...
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....
ESC updates Guidelines for peripheral artery disease Anjali Nimesh Nimesh19 Sept 2017 5:59 PM ISTEuropean Society of Cardiology (ESC) Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Peripheral Arterial Diseases, developed in collaboration with the...
