Cardiac MRI promising tool to detect heart disease early in women Medha Baranwal Baranwal29 April 2019 7:25 PM ISTMagnetic resonance imaging of the heart is certainly a useful tool for early detection of heart disease in women, according to a new study.USA:...
Cardiac MRI Improves Culprit Lesion Identification in NSTEMI Medha Baranwal Baranwal6 May 2019 8:20 PM ISTUSA: Identification of the infarct-related artery (IRA) by coronary angiography can be challenging in patients with non–ST-segment–elevation...
Systolic BP in 130–139 mm Hg range increases mortality risk due to stroke not heart attack Medha Baranwal Baranwal12 May 2019 8:28 PM ISTSystolic BP in 130–139 mm Hg range increases mortality risk due to stroke, not a heart attack.A systolic blood pressure (systolic BP) ranging from...
Glucosamine supplements may help prevent heart attack, stroke Hina Zahid14 May 2019 8:10 PM ISTGlucosamine supplements may decrease risk of cardiovascular disease including heart attack and stroke, finds new study.According to a study published...
Omega-3 fatty acids from fish lower risk of exercise-induced Heart attack Medha Baranwal Baranwal14 May 2019 8:28 PM ISTOmega-3 fatty acids from a fish lower risk of exercise-induced Heart attack finds a study.Finland: Long-chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids...
Drug Coated Balloons safer than Drug Eluting Stents for small vessel coronary artery disease, confirms a BASKET-SMALL 2 trial Deepanjana Sarkar28 May 2019 7:15 PM ISTTreatment of coronary artery disease in patients with small vessel coronary artery disease using Drug-Coated Balloons (DCB) may be a safer option than...
Fibromyalgia patients at higher risk for migraine Medha Baranwal Baranwal29 May 2019 7:20 PM ISTTaiwan: People with fibromyalgia are at a higher risk of developing migraine compared with people without fibromyalgia (FM), suggests a longitudinal...
Lowering blood sugar and BP reduces CVD risk in young diabetics Medha Baranwal Baranwal17 Jun 2019 7:05 PM ISTLowering blood sugar and BP reduces CVD risk in young diabetics, finds a new study.In young adults with type 1 diabetes (T1D), high blood sugar levels...
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...
Changes in platelet indices linked to high blood sugar and its complications, finds study Deepanjana Sarkar30 Jun 2019 8:28 PM ISTChanges in platelet indices linked to high blood sugar and its complications revealed a study published in the Indian Journal of Endocrinology and...
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...
