Catheter ablation improves outcomes in atrial fibrillation and heart failure patients, finds study Deepanjana Sarkar12 Aug 2019 9:00 AM ISTCatheter ablation may improve outcomes in patients with atrial fibrillation and heart failure revealed a study published in the European Heart...
Men with CVD receiving prostate cancer therapy have increased mortality risk Medha Baranwal Baranwal16 Aug 2019 7:10 PM ISTUSA: Administration of oral prostate cancer therapy (abiraterone acetate and enzalutamide), increases mortality risk in older men (≥65 yr) with...
Microscopic colitis patients at an increased risk of premature death finds study Medha Baranwal Baranwal19 Aug 2019 7:28 PM ISTSweden: Microscopic colitis patients are at an increased risk of premature death. This could be due to gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, and...
Exercise based cardiac rehabilitation reduces hospitalizations in heart failure patients Medha Baranwal Baranwal22 Aug 2019 7:05 PM ISTDelhi: Exercise based cardiac rehabilitation (ExCR) appears to be beneficial for heart failure (HF) patients in terms of reducing hospitalizations and...
Hypoglycemia may increase CVD and mortality risk in diabetes patients, finds study Medha Baranwal Baranwal21 Aug 2019 9:02 AM ISTSouth Korea: An episode of sudden and severe low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) in patients with type 2 diabetes may increase the risk of cardiovascular...
Bisphosphonates reduce fracture risk and not mortality in osteoporosis patients: JAMA Study Medha Baranwal Baranwal26 Aug 2019 7:25 PM ISTDelhi: Treatment with bisphosphonates should only be limited to reduce fracture risk in osteoporosis patients and not for any additional reduction of...
Adherence to statins essential for better prognosis in PAD patients: ESC 2019 Update Medha Baranwal Baranwal6 Sept 2019 7:10 PM ISTStatins lower death risk from peripheral artery disease (PAD), a recent study finds.Statin administration in patients with the peripheral arterial...
Higher fasting blood sugar variability increases risk of diabetes, CVD and death Medha Baranwal Baranwal8 Sept 2019 9:43 AM ISTThe higher variability of fasting blood sugar levels during young adulthood (18-30 years) before the onset of diabetes may increase the risk for...
Increased troponin levels after exercise may predict higher mortality and adverse CVD events Medha Baranwal Baranwal9 Sept 2019 7:20 PM ISTDelhi: Exercise-induced increased troponin levels above the 99th percentile after 30 to 55 km of walking may predict higher mortality and...
Patients of Psoriasis at increased risk of mortality, finds recent study Medha Baranwal Baranwal9 Sept 2019 7:05 PM ISTUSA: People with psoriasis are at increased risk of mortality, finds a recent study published in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology....
Regular mammography unlikely to benefit elderly women with chronic illnesses finds study Hina Zahid9 Sept 2019 8:20 PM ISTRegular mammography unlikely to benefit elderly women with chronic illnesses is the finding of a new study based on data from more than 220,000 women...
Riociguat unsafe, may increase mortality in pneumonia-associated pulmonary hypertension: Lancet Medha Baranwal Baranwal16 Sept 2019 7:05 PM ISTRiociguat use is unsafe and may increase mortality in pneumonia-associated pulmonary hypertension finds a Lancet study.The treatment of pulmonary...
