Smartphones can help save life during cardiac arrest, strokes supriya kashyap kashyap28 Jun 2016 3:03 PM ISTNew York : Smartphone apps and other digital technology have the potential to provide rapid emergency care for cardiac arrest, heart attacks and...
Fluctuations in bad cholesterol may lead to memory loss: Study supriya kashyap kashyap22 July 2016 11:38 AM ISTLondon : Greater fluctuations in “bad” cholesterol levels are likely to cause worse cognitive function like acute memory loss in elderly adults, says...
Many children's heart health not up to standards: AHA supriya kashyap kashyap14 Aug 2016 9:30 AM ISTBabies are generally born with healthy hearts that should be cared for during childhood to ensure good health later in life, according to the American...
Lack of access to fresh food may lead to early heart disease supriya kashyap kashyap17 Aug 2016 9:11 AM ISTNew York : Lack of access to nearby stores selling fresh food may increase residents' risk of developing signs of early heart disease, according to a...
New model to predict sudden cardiac death supriya kashyap kashyap29 Aug 2016 2:42 PM ISTWashington : Researchers have developed a sudden cardiac death (SCD) predictive model that can help identify and prevent the disease in individuals at...
Adrenaline rush: Delaying epinephrine shots after cardiac arrest cuts survival rates supriya kashyap kashyap6 Dec 2016 12:45 PM ISTHospitals in which the administration of epinephrine to patients whose hearts have stopped is delayed beyond five minutes have significantly lower...
These five tests better predict heart disease risk supriya kashyap kashyap5 April 2017 12:08 PM ISTFive simple medical tests together provide a broader and more accurate assessment of heart-disease risk than currently used methods, cardiologists at...
MOMENTUM TRIAL- Patients on HeartMate 3 have fewer blood-related events than those on HeartMate II supriya kashyap kashyap10 April 2017 2:26 PM ISTA six-month analysis of the pivotal MOMENTUM 3 trial found that patients implanted with the new HeartMate 3 left ventricular assist system (LVAS) had...
AHA releases Presidential Advisory on Dietary Fats and Cardiovascular disease Anjali Nimesh Nimesh16 Jun 2017 12:55 PM ISTDALLAS –The American Heart Association continues to recommend replacing saturated fats with poly- and mono-unsaturated vegetable oil to help prevent...
Coconut oil has more BAD fat than beef and butter: American Heart Association dietary recommendation Anjali Nimesh Nimesh28 Jun 2017 9:00 AM ISTCoconut oil raises ‘bad’ cholesterol in the same way as other foods high in saturated fats like butter and beef, according to the American Heart...
Empagliflozin (zardiance) good in Diabetes with CVD and CKD Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli25 Sept 2017 10:30 AM ISTNew analyses of the landmark EMPA-REG OUTCOME®trial showed that Empagliflozin improved clinical outcomes and reduced mortality in vulnerable patients...
High thyroid hormone levels may up atrial fibrillation risk Anjali Nimesh Nimesh26 Oct 2017 7:30 PM ISTIndividuals with higher levels of thyroid hormone (free thyroxine, FT4) circulating in the blood were more likely than individuals with lower levels...
