Cardiology Update: Infective Endocarditis- Surgical intervention or medical management?? Dr. Prem Aggarwal14 May 2016 3:39 PM ISTTake-Home MessageIn Infective Endocarditis, medical treatment with antibiotics has always been the standard care of treatment but there has been...
Single injection could help patients recover after heart attacks: World’s first trial Ruby khatun khatun5 May 2017 3:57 PM ISTOn an average, Myocardial Infarction a Cardiovascular disease (CVD) claims the life of one person every three minutes. More than 20% patients of ...
Management of Hospital-acquired and Ventilator-associated Pneumonia: Guidelines Anjali Nimesh Nimesh22 May 2017 3:10 PM ISTDespite advances in the understanding of contributing causes and prevention, HAP and VAP continue to be frequent complications of hospital care.In...
Female Kidney donors at increased risk for preeclampsia Medical Dialogues Bureau30 Jan 2018 7:17 PM ISTIn a systematic review and meta-analysis, t has been found that kidney donors had higher diastolic blood pressure, poorer renal function, and higher...
Guideline adherence a better measure of evaluation of care in heart failure Medical Dialogues Bureau30 Jan 2018 7:10 PM ISTGuideline adherence and not patient load is a better measure of evaluation of care in heart failure according to a new research in the American Heart...
More than 5 drinks per week may decrease life span: Lancet Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli12 April 2018 8:30 PM ISTLow-risk limits recommended for alcohol consumption vary substantially across different national guidelines. Dr Angela M Wood at Department of Public...
Statins May Help in Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli14 April 2018 7:15 PM ISTA large register-based study conducted in Sweden has found that statins are associated with a markedly reduced risk of all-cause mortality, liver...
24-hour ambulatory BP measurements - strong predictor of mortality Medha Baranwal Baranwal23 April 2018 8:30 PM ISTAmbulatory blood-pressure monitoring involves measurement of the patient's blood pressure over a 24-hour period as he/she carries out daily...
7 day antibiotic course equally effective as 14-days course for GNB Vinay Singh singh24 April 2018 7:30 PM ISTA seven-day course of antibiotic treatment for Gram-negative bacteremia (GNB), a serious infection that occurs when bacteria get into the bloodstream,...
NSAIDs Use shortens lifespan of Kidney Cancer patients Vinay Singh singh2 May 2018 7:05 PM ISTNon-aspirin NSAID use is associated with shorter overall survival in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC), a recent study in the...
Uric Acid: Both High and Low levels predict increased mortality Vinay Singh singh13 May 2018 8:28 PM ISTBoth low and high uric acid levels were predictive of increased mortality, showing a U‐shaped association between serum uric acid levels and adverse...
Hip Fracture Patients: Alendronate reduces CVD risk, says Study Vinay Singh singh21 May 2018 8:00 PM ISTThe risk of cardiovascular events in patients with hip fracture treated with Alendronate gets significantly reduced, according to a recent study. Hip...
