Increased risk of vascular dementia in heart attack survivors Anjali Nimesh Nimesh17 Nov 2017 7:05 PM ISTHeart attack increased the risk of vascular dementia by 35 percent, and the risk remains elevated for up to 35 years after the heart attack.This is...
Breast cancer treatments may increase the risk of heart disease Medical Dialogues Bureau3 Feb 2018 7:20 PM ISTSome Breast cancer treatments can cause weakening of the heart muscle, a condition known as heart failure, therefore, American Heart Association has...
D-dimer predicts mortality due to Cardiovascular events and Cancer in Stable CHD Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli5 Feb 2018 7:30 PM ISTDr.John Simes from National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Clinical Trials Centre, University of Sydney, Sydney Australia, and associates...
Update of ACCF/AHA Guideline for Management of Heart Failure Anjali Nimesh Nimesh19 Feb 2018 7:02 PM IST2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA Focused Update of the 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure have been published in Circulation.Major...
Children born with heart defects have higher risk of dementia later Medical Dialogues Bureau18 Feb 2018 7:05 PM ISTPrevious studies showed that people born with heart defects who survive into adulthood have a higher risk of neurodevelopmental problems in childhood,...
New cholesterol calculation eliminates routine fasting before lipid test Anjali Nimesh Nimesh20 Feb 2018 7:15 PM ISTThe researchers at Johns Hopkins have found that a newer method of calculating LDL cholesterol levels in the blood which is more accurate than the...
Women suffering from SCAD have better outcome with conservative care Anjali Nimesh Nimesh24 Feb 2018 7:27 PM ISTMost heart attacks occur when plaque built up in arteries over a lifetime rupture causing a blockage.Spontaneous coronary artery dissection or SCAD is...
Only 40% of people with dangerously high cholesterol on appropriate drug treatment Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli26 March 2018 7:02 PM ISTNational Cholesterol Education Program’s Adult Treatment Panel III (ATP-III guidelines) and the current American College of Cardiology and American...
High LDL does't confer increased risk of stroke Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli30 March 2018 8:00 PM ISTFamilial hypercholesterolemia(FH) is a condition with very high concentrations of low-density lipoprotein(LDL) cholesterol and high risk of ischemic...
Arterial thrombosis in leg associated with increased risk of cancer Anjali Nimesh Nimesh18 April 2018 7:10 PM ISTArterial thrombosis in the leg is associated with an increased risk of cancer.Dr. Jens Sundbøll and associates conducted a study to evaluate the risk...
Women more susceptible to stress-induced ischemia after MI Medha Baranwal Baranwal29 April 2018 7:15 PM ISTYoung women who’ve experienced a previous instance of heart attack are more susceptible to the development of mental stress–induced-myocardial...
AHA Scientific statement on CPR in children with CVD Anjali Nimesh Nimesh4 May 2018 7:05 PM ISTCardiac arrest occurs at a higher rate in children with heart disease than in healthy childrenCardiac arrest in the hospital is 10 times more common...
