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,...
A case of STEMI mimic- New England Journal of Medicine Hina Zahid6 Jun 2019 6:00 PM ISTA case study published in the New England Journal of Medicine has demonstrated a case of an 84-year-old man who was presented to the emergency...
ADA 2019 Highlights: Primary And secondary Prevention Outcomes From CREDENCE Dr. Kartikeya16 Jun 2019 7:02 PM ISTThe CREDENCE Trial outcomes came as a big win for patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus(T2DM) and Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD), considering the high...
FFR-CT superior to conventional CT angiogram for predicting heart disease Deepanjana Sarkar17 Jun 2019 7:25 PM ISTThe CT-derived fractional flow reserve, FFRCT is superior to conventional coronary CT angiogram in predicting long-term cardiovascular outcomes such...
PCSK9 inhibitor Evolocumab safely cuts LDL cholesterol across all stages of CKD Deepanjana Sarkar17 Jun 2019 8:20 PM ISTPCSK9 inhibitor, Evolocumab is clinically effective and safe for lowering Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL cholesterol levels across all...
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...
SFAR updates guidelines on postoperative pain management Hina Zahid18 Jun 2019 7:00 PM ISTThe French Society of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine (SFAR) has published experts’ guidelines on the care of postoperative pain. This is an...
Sonothrombolysis added to PCI improves recanalization rates in first time STEMI Deepanjana Sarkar19 Jun 2019 8:28 PM ISTSonothrombolysis added to PCI improves recanalization rates and reduces infarct size in the first time STEMI, finds a new study.PCI-added...
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)...
Same Day Discharge in uncomplicated PCI safe and cost effective, reveals Canadian study Deepanjana Sarkar28 Jun 2019 8:28 PM ISTSame Day Discharge (SDD) is safe after uncomplicated Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) revealed a study published in the Journal of the...
Scientists develop High-Sensitivity Troponin based risk assessment tool to predict Heart Attack risk in ED Deepanjana Sarkar30 Jun 2019 8:10 PM ISTIt is a landmark study -The COMPASS-MI (Calculation of Myocardial Infarction Risk Probabilities to Manage Patients With Suspicion of Myocardial...
Statins cut risk of stroke in cancer patients after radiotherapy Deepanjana Sarkar2 July 2019 7:25 PM ISTStatins after head, neck and thorax radiotherapy cut the risk of stroke in cancer patients, revealed a study published in the Journal of American...
