Severe BP lowering treatment may harm diabetes patients savita thakur thakur26 Feb 2016 1:24 PM ISTLondon: Diabetics who undergo intensive blood pressure lowering treatment, particularly those with systolic blood pressure levels under 140, may be at...
A paunch ups heart failure risk supriya kashyap kashyap4 April 2016 11:28 AM ISTObesity not only increases the risk of heart failure, but increased belly fat, combined with an ageing population, can also lead to a significant...
Treating depression can lower heart disease risk supriya kashyap kashyap6 April 2016 1:47 PM ISTNew York : Depression is a known risk factor for cardiovascular disease. However, a team of US researchers has found that effectively treating...
Vitamin D3 may improve heart functioning supriya kashyap kashyap6 April 2016 3:10 PM ISTLondon : A daily dose of vitamin D3 is likely to improve the functioning of the heart in people with chronic failure of the organ, a new study has...
Stem Cell therapy to help heart patients supriya kashyap kashyap14 April 2016 1:09 PM ISTHeart failure patients who are treated with stem cell therapy may have fewer cardiac events, researchers, including one of Indian origin, have...
Screening for High Blood Pressure - USPSTF Recommendations 2015 Geeta Sharma Sharma28 April 2016 5:59 PM ISTHigh blood pressure is a prevalent condition, affecting approximately 30% of the adult population . It is the most commonly diagnosed condition at...
Cardiology Update: Infective Endocarditis- Surgical intervention or medical management?? Dr. Prem Aggarwal14 May 2016 3:39 PM ISTTake-Home MessageIn Infective Endocarditis, medical treatment with antibiotics has always been the standard care of treatment but there has been...
A third of heart patients don't resume work: Study supriya kashyap kashyap24 May 2016 1:14 PM ISTLondon : One in three patients who suffered heart failure and were subsequently hospitalised for the first time have not returned to work a year...
Higher Salt Intake May Increase Risk of CVD among Patients with CKD supriya kashyap kashyap25 May 2016 2:40 PM ISTIn a study appearing in the May 24/31 issue of JAMA, Jiang He, M.D., Ph.D., of the Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine,...
Sleep Apnea tied to heart risk supriya kashyap kashyap17 Jun 2016 4:56 PM ISTFor people who have had a procedure to open blocked heart arteries, untreated sleep-breathing problems like snoring or Sleep Apnea may raise the risk...
Viagra can reduce heart attack risk: BMJ study supriya kashyap kashyap20 Jun 2016 9:38 AM ISTLondon : The little blue pill that helps men have sex can also be used to ward off heart attacks and heart failures, according to a recent study.Lead...
Overweight adolescents at high risk of heart failure supriya kashyap kashyap21 Jun 2016 5:15 PM ISTLondon : Men who are overweight in their adolescence are at an increased risk of heart failures in their middle age, reveals a new study.Heart...
