Catheter ablation revolutionises care for supraventricular tachycardias: ESC 2019 update Hina Zahid2 Sept 2019 9:02 AM ISTCatheter ablation revolutionises care for supraventricular tachycardias reveals new guidelines on Supraventricular tachycardia.The European Society of...
Understanding ESC Guidelines 2019 on Diabetes In Indian Scenario with Dr Upendra Kaul Deepanjana Sarkar6 Sept 2019 7:02 PM ISTNew Delhi: The recently held European Society of Cardiology (ESC) congress 2019, saw a lot of practice-changing recommendations being made in the...
Higher fasting blood sugar variability increases risk of diabetes, CVD and death Medha Baranwal Baranwal8 Sept 2019 9:43 AM ISTThe higher variability of fasting blood sugar levels during young adulthood (18-30 years) before the onset of diabetes may increase the risk for...
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...
Increased troponin levels after exercise may predict higher mortality and adverse CVD events Medha Baranwal Baranwal9 Sept 2019 7:20 PM ISTDelhi: Exercise-induced increased troponin levels above the 99th percentile after 30 to 55 km of walking may predict higher mortality and...
Statin therapy in patients with borderline ASCVD risk provides lifetime health benefits: JAMA Study Medha Baranwal Baranwal9 Sept 2019 8:28 PM ISTDelhi: Lifetime statin treatment in patients with borderline atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk and low-density lipoprotein...
HIV infected people at higher risk for atrial fibrillation Medha Baranwal Baranwal10 Sept 2019 7:28 PM ISTDelhi: HIV patients are at higher risk for atrial fibrillation (AF) -- an irregular heart rhythm that’s a leading cause of stroke, a recent review...
Spironolactone safety questioned- Adverse events more common in older heart failure patients Medha Baranwal Baranwal15 Sept 2019 8:10 PM ISTA new study has questioned the safety profile of spironolactone as it has found that adverse events are more common in older heart failure patients...
Type 2 diabetes: Oral Semaglutide does not increase CVD risk Medha Baranwal Baranwal17 Sept 2019 8:55 AM ISTCanada: Oral semaglutide does not increase cardiovascular risk in patients with type 2 diabetes, according to a recent study published in The New...
Both high and low blood sugar increase risk of CVD and all cause mortality, finds study Medha Baranwal Baranwal17 Sept 2019 1:30 PM ISTBoth high and low blood sugar increase the risk of CVD and all-cause mortality finds a study.Both low (<80 mg/dl) and high (≥126 mg/dl) fasting...
Heart failure risk in diabetics can now be predicted by machine learning derived score Medha Baranwal Baranwal17 Sept 2019 9:02 AM ISTA novel machine learning derived risk score can predict the risk of heart failure (HF) in patients with type 2 diabetes, a recent study published in...
Cheese protects blood vessels and heart from high salt related harm: The Journal of Nutrition Hina Zahid20 Sept 2019 7:30 PM ISTUSA: Eating cheese may reduce the risk of high blood pressure (BP) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) -- is the inference from a recent study published...
