Higher intake of dietary PUFA prolongs survival in patients with type 2 diabetes Medha Baranwal Baranwal8 July 2019 8:20 PM ISTUSA: Dietary intake of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), especially linoleic acid and marine n-3 PUFAs, lowers mortality among people with type 2...
Rheumatoid arthritis patients at increased risk of metabolic syndrome, CVD: PGIMER Study Medha Baranwal Baranwal4 July 2019 8:20 PM ISTChandigarh: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are at increased risk of developing the metabolic syndrome (MetS), finds a recent study conducted...
Lower lipoprotein(a) reduces CVD risk irrespective of levels of LDL-C, finds study Medha Baranwal Baranwal23 Jun 2019 8:28 PM ISTLower lipoprotein(a) reduces CVD risk irrespective of levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-C, finds a new study presented at European...
Untreated "White Coat Hypertension"doubles death risk due to heart disease Hina Zahid11 Jun 2019 8:10 PM ISTUntreated"White Coat Hypertension" doubles death risk due to heart disease, reveals a new study.High blood pressure, high BP or hypertension, is...
Seven key health metrics may predict risk of future CVD: JAMA Hina Zahid2 Jun 2019 8:10 PM ISTTaking a cue from 2020 Strategic Impact Goals published by the American Heart Association (AHA) in 2010, a team of researchers ascertained that the 7...
Mavacamten, a promising treatment for Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Medha Baranwal Baranwal17 May 2019 8:10 PM ISTUSA: Mavacamten, an orally administered, small-molecule modulator of cardiac myosin, shows promising results for the treatment of obstructive...
ACOG Releases comprehensive Guidance on Heart Disease in Pregnancy Hina Zahid8 May 2019 7:00 PM ISTAmerican College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) has released comprehensive guidance on pregnancy and heart disease. The Practice Bulletin,...
New Drug to Control High Cholesterol for Statin intolerant patients: NEJM Study Medha Baranwal Baranwal14 March 2019 8:28 PM ISTStatins are generally prescribed to people with high cholesterol as the first line of defense, however, many people are unable to take statins due to...
It's Masked hypertension-High Blood Pressure may not get detected at doctor's office Hina Zahid5 March 2019 8:28 PM ISTIt may be a case of masked hypertension when High Blood Pressure may not get detected at the doctor's office.According to an estimate, 20 to 30 per...
Management of Diabetes with Cardiac Safety: Sulfonylureas stand test of Time Dr Jeegar Dattani12 Feb 2019 7:02 PM ISTWith a proven efficacy, cost-effectiveness as well as now further validated CV safety in high-risk patients, Sulfonylureas based therapies still...
Stress cardiac MRI can predict potentially fatal heart attack cases: JAMA Deepanjana Sarkar10 Feb 2019 7:30 PM ISTA new multi-centre study at the Duke University Medical Center finds that Stress cardiac MRI can predict potentially fatal heart attack...
Lowering levels of anesthesia doesn’t prevent post-operative delirium: JAMA Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli7 Feb 2019 8:20 PM ISTResearchers at Washington University School of Medicine found in a new study that by minimizing levels of anesthesia during surgery had no significant...
