Emotional stress good for people with Takotsubo syndrome: JACC Medha Baranwal Baranwal19 Aug 2018 8:10 PM ISTPeople with Takotsubo syndrome (TTS), also known as broken heart syndrome, when triggered by emotions have a better disease outcome compared with...
Weight gain after quitting smoking linked to diabetes: NEJM Medha Baranwal Baranwal20 Aug 2018 7:10 PM ISTA new study published in The New England Journal of Medicine finds that substantial weight gain after smoking cessation is associated with an...
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%...
ICU-to-Home discharge not risky in select patients : JAMA Vinay Singh singh24 Aug 2018 7:15 PM ISTThe discharge of select adult patients directly home from the ICU is not associated with increased health care utilization or increased mortality,...
Eating Fish once or twice a week benefits in aortic diseases Medha Baranwal Baranwal24 Aug 2018 8:20 PM ISTResearchers have found that Eating Fish once or twice a week benefits in aortic diseases.A new study published in the journal Clinical Nutrition links...
Beta blockers reduce bleeding and mortality risk in Cirrhosis Vinay Singh singh26 Aug 2018 7:28 PM ISTScientists in a systematic review and meta‐analysis have found that Beta-blockers are a safe and effective alternative to variceal band ligation for...
Give birth no later than 40 weeks, recommends ESC to women with heart disease Medha Baranwal Baranwal27 Aug 2018 7:28 PM ISTPregnant women with heart disease are recommended to give birth at no later than 40 weeks gestation, according to the 2018 European Society of...
Phosphate binders to prevent complications of chronic kidney disease Vinay Singh singh28 Aug 2018 7:10 PM ISTAdults with chronic kidney disease(CKD) G5D treated with dialysis, sevelamer may lower all-cause mortality compared to calcium-based binders and incur...
Gout Doubles risk of Atrial Fibrillation in elderly Vinay Singh singh28 Aug 2018 8:20 PM ISTA new study published in the journal RMD Open suggests that gout is associated with an increased risk of atrial fibrillation (AF) among elderly...
Corticosteroids therapy for sepsis: New Clinical guideline Vinay Singh singh30 Aug 2018 8:35 PM ISTThe guideline which appeared in the journal BMJ suggests that the intravenous corticosteroid treatment for sepsis is reasonable either to use or...
Oxygen during heart attack does not prevent heart failure : ESC Update Vinay Singh singh31 Aug 2018 8:10 PM ISTOxygen therapy does not prevent the development of heart failure and reduce the long-term risk of dying for patients with suspected heart attack. The...
Rivaroxaban has no benefit in cardiac illnesses not associated with AF: NEJM Medha Baranwal Baranwal1 Sept 2018 7:20 PM ISTRivaroxaban, an oral anticoagulant drug does not reduce the risk of death, stroke or myocardial infarction than placebo among patients with worsening...
