High-carb shakes can hamper heart function supriya kashyap kashyap31 March 2016 11:27 AM ISTDrinking a high carbohydrate shake can have an acute and detrimental effect on heart function, scientists, including an Indian-origin researcher, have...
Aspirin Versus Blood Thinners in Atrial Fibrillation Patients with Stroke Risk: JACC study supriya kashyap kashyap23 Jun 2016 1:46 PM ISTResearchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine report that more...
Heart Failure After First Heart Attack May Increase Cancer Risk supriya kashyap kashyap17 July 2016 4:30 PM ISTWashington : People who develop heart failure after their first heart attack have a greater risk of developing cancer when compared to first-time...
High Blood Pressure, Obesity Causing Epidemic Of Heart Diseases In China: Study supriya kashyap kashyap18 Aug 2016 9:41 AM ISTNew York : Increase in cases of high blood pressure and obesity in China has contributed to a rising epidemic of heart diseases which has turned out...
JACC Publishes Data on the Impact of Medication Adherence on Long-term Cardiovascular Outcomes and Cost supriya kashyap kashyap21 Aug 2016 9:08 AM ISTFerrer, a privately-held pharmaceutical company based in Barcelona, announced the online publication of findings from the company-sponsored MINERVA...
Raising good cholesterol not as effective as lowering bad cholesterol supriya kashyap kashyap3 Nov 2016 10:04 AM ISTLow and very high levels of HDL, or "good cholesterol" are associated with a higher risk of dying from heart disease, cancer and other causes,...
Survey: Cardiology workforce mostly male-dominated supriya kashyap kashyap25 Dec 2016 9:00 AM ISTCardiologists are highly satisfied in their careers; however, disparities remain between the career experiences of men and women, according to the...
Alcohol abuse increases risk of heart ailments supriya kashyap kashyap3 Jan 2017 1:48 PM ISTNew York : Alcohol addiction can increase the risk of heart attack, atrial fibrillation and congestive heart failure along with other risk factors...
High survival rate for elderly patients with ICDs: JACC study supriya kashyap kashyap21 Jan 2017 11:46 AM ISTOf patients over age 65 who received an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) after surviving sudden cardiac arrest or a near-fatal arrhythmia,...
Injectable antibodies for reducing cholesterol: NEJM Anjali Nimesh Nimesh29 May 2017 10:06 AM ISTA new strategy -- an injectable antibody -- for lowering blood lipids and thereby potentially preventing coronary artery disease and other conditions...
Some heart attack patients may not benefit from beta blockers: JACC Anjali Nimesh Nimesh30 May 2017 11:44 AM ISTNew research challenges established medical practice that all heart attack patients should be on beta blockers.The study -- by a research team at the...
Stopping drug abuse can reverse related heart damage: JACC Anjali Nimesh Nimesh31 May 2017 9:45 AM ISTQuitting methamphetamine use can reverse the damage the drug causes to the heart and improve heart function in abusers when combined with appropriate...
