No breakfast and late dinner may precipitate another heart attack after first one: ESC Medha Baranwal Baranwal18 April 2019 8:28 PM ISTLate dinner and no breakfast is a fatal combination which increases the likelihood of another heart attack after the first one within a month of...
Angioplasty improves survival in all heart attack patients over 75 years of age Medha Baranwal Baranwal1 May 2019 8:20 PM ISTAngioplasty improves survival in all heart attack patients over 75 years of age, finds a study.As a person ages, the complexity of coronary disease...
Should OCT be done routinely in MI Patients- Experts Opine Deepanjana Sarkar19 May 2019 8:28 PM ISTMedical science is evolving and so is Cardiology. A news report has emphasized role of optical coherence tomography (OCT) in delianeating cases of MI...
1 in 10 young patients with MI will have familial hypercholesterolemia: JACC Study Medha Baranwal Baranwal20 May 2019 8:28 PM ISTUSA: Clinically defined familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is prevalent in nearly 10% of young adults with myocardial infarction (MI), according to a...
Unrecognized heart attack in diabetes patients increases risk of death Medha Baranwal Baranwal3 Jun 2019 7:25 PM ISTUSA: Diabetes has been understood as a multi-organ and a multi-specialty disease. It affects various organs including eyes, nerves, kidney, vessels,...
Primary questions asked before deciding for primary angioplasty in acute myocardial infarction patients Deepanjana Sarkar18 Jun 2019 7:03 PM IST1: Whether primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) should be the preferred mode with revascularization in patients with acute myocardial...
AHA/ACC Guidelines to primary prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death Deepanjana Sarkar30 Jun 2019 7:00 PM ISTSudden Cardiac Death (SCD) accounts for over half of cardiovascular mortality and is a major public health issue. The American Heart Association (AHA)...
E-cigarette use may increase risk of Heart attack: Journal of the American Heart Association Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli8 July 2019 8:28 PM ISTE-cigarette use may increase risk of Heart attack, finds a new study. Effect of e‐cigarettes are similar to a conventional cigarette and dual use of...
Staged Complete PCI better than Culprit Only PCI in STEMI patients, finds study Deepanjana Sarkar15 July 2019 8:28 PM ISTRevascularization through staged percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is superior to culprit-only PCI at 5-year follow-up in among patients with...
Overactive bladder drug Mirabegron does not increase CV risk: JAMA Medha Baranwal Baranwal24 July 2019 7:25 PM ISTCanada: Mirabegron (Myrbetriq) -- a drug commonly prescribed for the treatment of overactive bladder (OAB) -- does not increase the risk of...
Prolonged use of Beta Blockers does not improve post MI treatment outcomes Deepanjana Sarkar27 July 2019 8:28 PM ISTProlonged use of Beta Blockers does not improve post-heart attack treatment outcomes, revealed a study published in the Circulation: Cardiovascular...
Scientists develop Novel Stem Cell Therapy for Cardiac Regeneration in MI Deepanjana Sarkar15 Aug 2019 7:05 PM ISTA team of scientists from the City University of Hong Kong (CityU) has developed a novel stem cell-based treatment for Cardiac Regeneration in...
