HDL cholesterol greater than 60 mg/dl increases risk of heart attack-ESC Update Vinay Singh singh28 Aug 2018 8:28 PM ISTAn increased risk of heart attack and death may be associated with very high levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) or "good" cholesterol, reports a...
Switching to oral antibiotics halves hospital stay in endocarditis : ESC Update Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli29 Aug 2018 7:28 PM ISTIn late-breaking results of the POET trial presented in ESC Congress 2018, it has been found that Oral treatment can halve hospital stay in...
Sedentary lifestyle for 20 years may double mortality risks: ESC 2019 update Deepanjana Sarkar31 Aug 2019 3:45 PM ISTSedentary lifestyle for 20 years may double mortality risk as compared to being physically active, revealed results from the HUNT study presented at...
Use SGLT 2 Inhibitors, GLP-1 receptor agonists as first-line treatment for patients with diabetes and CVD: ESC 2019 Update Medha Baranwal Baranwal31 Aug 2019 3:17 PM ISTGLP-1 receptor agonists and gliflozins (SGLT 2 Inhibitors) should be used as first-line treatment for blood sugar control in type 2 diabetes patients...
Patients with ICDs not adhering to ban on driving: ESC 2019 Update Medha Baranwal Baranwal2 Sept 2019 11:43 AM ISTPatients with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) are medically contraindicated from driving. Despite this, nearly one-third of the...
COMPLETE revascularization bests culprit only PCI at reducing death risk and MI recurrence: ESC 2019 Update Medha Baranwal Baranwal1 Sept 2019 8:10 PM ISTCOMPLETE revascularization bests culprit only Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) at reducing death risk and MI recurrence is a new ESC 2019...
Influenza vaccination cuts down death risk by 18% in high BP patients: ESC 2019 update Deepanjana Sarkar2 Sept 2019 8:20 PM ISTInfluenza vaccination cuts down the risk of death by 18% during flu season in patients with high blood pressure, revealed a study presented at the...
Tiny wearable cameras may fine-tune self-management in heart failure patients: ESC 2019 update Hina Zahid3 Sept 2019 9:05 AM ISTTiny wearable cameras may fine-tune self-management and improve quality of life in heart failure patients: ESC 2019 updateThe ever-present devices...
Poor lifestyle choices, not genetics, leads to most premature heart disease: ESC 2019 Update Medha Baranwal Baranwal7 Sept 2019 9:01 AM ISTPoor lifestyle choices are a greater contributor to premature heart disease than genetics -- sums up findings from a study presented at the ESC...
Inclisiran is twice-yearly potent injectable LDL cholesterol lowering drug reveals Phase 3 clinical trial Deepanjana Sarkar8 Sept 2019 8:28 PM ISTInclisiran is new twice-yearly effective and potent injectable LDL cholesterol-lowering drug, according to a clinical trial.The results of phase 3...
Aspirin not recommended for healthy elderly: ESC 2019 Update Medha Baranwal Baranwal31 Aug 2019 5:26 PM ISTDaily low-dose aspirin cannot be recommended in healthy people over 70 – even in those at the greatest cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk, according to...
