A step further towards an effective anti-atherosclerosis vaccine Medical Dialogues Bureau13 April 2018 7:30 PM ISTAt present atherosclerosis is the number 1 killer worldwide, just ahead of cancer. Recent use of statin anti-cholesterol drugs has reduced...
Eating Fatty fish increases HDL C while Camelina oil reduces IDL C Vinay Singh singh20 April 2018 7:25 PM ISTEating fatty fish increased the size and lipid composition of HDL particles, and that the use of camelina oil decreased the number of harmful IDL...
Novel PCSK9 inhibitor, Inclisiran causes significant reduction of atherogenic lipoprotein Medha Baranwal Baranwal19 May 2018 8:25 PM ISTInclisiran, a small interfering RNA (siRNA) that inhibits proprotein convertase subtilisin kexin type 9 (PCSK9), produces significant and prolonged...
LDL aggregation - A novel biomarker That predicts mortality risk in Heart Disease Medha Baranwal Baranwal20 July 2018 7:28 PM ISTA new study published in the European Heart Journal shows that the presence of sticky, aggregation-prone low-density lipoprotein (LDL) in circulation...
LDL levels above 160 tied to CVD mortality even in low risk patients Medha Baranwal Baranwal21 Aug 2018 8:28 PM ISTLDL (low-density lipoprotein) levels above 160 mg/dL in the patients otherwise deemed at low risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) face a 50% to 80%...
HDL cholesterol greater than 60 mg/dl increases risk of heart attack-ESC Update Vinay Singh singh28 Aug 2018 8:28 PM ISTAn increased risk of heart attack and death may be associated with very high levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) or "good" cholesterol, reports a...
Lipid management: Indian Version of 2016 ESC/ EAS guidelines released Vinay Singh singh9 Dec 2018 7:00 PM ISTAn Expert Panel comprising of cardiologists has released Indian adaptation of 2016 ESC and EAS guidelines for management of dyslipidemia in Indian...
Dyslipidemia associated with erectile dysfunction in diabetes mellitus Vinay Singh singh17 Jan 2019 8:20 PM ISTA new study published in the journal Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome has reported that dyslipidemia was associated with increased erectile...
Low LDL-cholesterol does not increase hospital sepsis risk: JAMA Vinay Singh singh21 Jan 2019 8:20 PM ISTA new study published in JAMA Network has reported that lower measured LDL-C levels were not directly associated with increased risk of sepsis in...
New evidence strongly supports statin use for secondary prevention Medha Baranwal Baranwal29 March 2019 8:28 PM ISTDELHI: The role of statin therapy in the prevention of cardiovascular disease has been well received by the medical and scientific communities, with...
PCSK9 inhibitor Evolocumab safely cuts LDL cholesterol across all stages of CKD Deepanjana Sarkar17 Jun 2019 8:20 PM ISTPCSK9 inhibitor, Evolocumab is clinically effective and safe for lowering Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL cholesterol levels across all...
PCSK9 inhibitor Alirocumab cuts risk of subsequent heart attack in Diabetes patients Deepanjana Sarkar3 July 2019 8:28 PM ISTTaking twice-monthly injection of cholesterol-lowering drug alirocumab may cut the risk of a subsequent heart attack in patients with high blood sugar...
