Cardiology Update: High-STEACS trial Dr. Prem Aggarwal30 March 2016 9:42 AM ISTThe most important and confusing diagnosis can be a patient presenting chest pain with suspected Acute Coronary Syndrome. This symptom of Chest pain...
Smokers Paradox: When smoking saves Dr. Prem Aggarwal21 April 2016 2:09 PM ISTSmoking Kills. We all know it….yet Does it have any benefitial correlation?Smoking is a strong risk factor for premature atherosclerosis,...
Myocardial infarction : Rush-hour for neutrophils supriya kashyap kashyap10 Jun 2016 4:28 PM ISTLMU researchers have shown that circadian oscillations in the influx of immune cells into the damaged tissue play a crucial role in exacerbating the...
Standards to prevent repeat Heart attack -European Society of Cardiology savita thakur thakur13 Sept 2016 1:27 PM ISTSophia Antipolis: European standards to prevent repeat heart attacks are published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. The standards...
EROSION TRIAL- Treating MI without Stents Meghna Singhania11 Oct 2016 6:37 PM ISTThe pathogenesis of Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) involved plaque rupture, plaque erosion, fissuring or Spasm.Plaque erosion is supposedly causing...
ADAPT-DES Trial: 1 in 8 patients with PCI-DES have increased mortality supriya kashyap kashyap30 Oct 2016 9:08 AM IST1 in 8 patients undergoing successful PCI with DES implantation experience clinically relevant bleeding, MI, or stent thrombosis during the ensuing 2...
Acute Pancreatitis - Standard Treatment Guidelines supriya kashyap kashyap21 Jan 2017 11:51 AM ISTAcute pancreatitis is an important cause of acute upper abdominal pain associated with vomiting. The common causes include gall bladder stone disease,...
More the exercise, better the heart attack survival supriya kashyap kashyap17 April 2017 12:42 PM ISTWashington : You may want to hit the gym immediately as a recent study has suggested that those who exercise regularly are likelier to survive a heart...
Optimal duration of DAPT after PCI with DES: meta-analysis supriya kashyap kashyap29 April 2017 4:02 PM ISTAbstractObjective To assess the benefits and risks of short term (<12 months) or extended (>12 months) dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) versus...
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 ...
Stroke survivors without early complications at long-term risk of death, stroke Anjali Nimesh Nimesh25 July 2017 3:10 PM ISTPeople who survive a stroke or a mini-stroke without early complications have an increased risk of death, another stroke or heart attack (myocardial...
Elevated calcium levels raise heart attack risk : JAMA Anjali Nimesh Nimesh28 July 2017 11:00 AM ISTA genetic predisposition to higher blood calcium levels was associated with an increased risk of coronary artery disease and heart attack, according...
