High dose Statins more effectively reduce cardiovascular events Medha Baranwal Baranwal15 May 2018 8:30 PM ISTHigh-dose as compared with low-dose pitavastatin therapy helped in significant reduction of cardiovascular events in Japanese patients with stable...
Complete revascularization PCI has better outcomes than culprit-only PCI Medha Baranwal Baranwal16 May 2018 8:30 PM ISTComplete revascularization performed during the primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is associated with significant reductions in both...
Higher maximal ACT associated with greater bleeding risk in transfemoral PCI Medha Baranwal Baranwal7 July 2018 7:15 PM ISTHigher maximal activated clotting time (ACT) is associated with a greater risk of major bleeding after transfemoral (TF) percutaneous coronary...
ARF occurs less frequently in CKD patients after PCI compared to CABG Medha Baranwal Baranwal20 Aug 2018 7:15 PM ISTPatients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) undergoing revascularization in the EXCEL trial had an increased rate of acute renal failure (ARF) and...
Long-term antiplatelet monotherapy not superior to DAPT: GLOBAL LEADERS Trial Medha Baranwal Baranwal1 Sept 2018 7:20 PM ISTLong-term antiplatelet monotherapy -- ticagrelor in combination with aspirin for 1 month followed by ticagrelor alone for 23 months -- is safe after...
Updated ESC/EACTS Guideline on myocardial revascularization Medha Baranwal Baranwal2 Sept 2018 7:03 PM ISTThe European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS), in collaboration with the European Association...
For angioplasty in heart attack radial route has less adverse effects : Lancet Medha Baranwal Baranwal17 Sept 2018 7:28 PM ISTAcute coronary syndrome (ACS) or heart attack patients undergoing invasive therapies with the radial access site had a fewer net adverse clinical...
Angioplasty beneficial even beyond 12 hours of Heart attack symptoms Medha Baranwal Baranwal26 Sept 2018 8:45 PM ISTA new study finds that Primary PCI is beneficial even beyond 12 hours of onset of Heart attack symptoms.STEMI patients with signs of ongoing ischemia...
Bypass Surgery better than Angioplasty in Acute Heart Failure Vinay Singh singh11 Oct 2018 8:20 PM ISTA new study published in the journal Heart finds that compared with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), coronary artery bypass graft is...
Persistently high hsCRP after PCI predicts future heart attack Medha Baranwal Baranwal23 Nov 2018 7:20 PM ISTPersistently high levels of hs-CRP after PCI predicts a future heart attack or increased mortality, according to a new study.If in patients who have...
Management of Stable coronary artery disease - Guideline by UK Expert Panel Hina Zahid10 Dec 2018 7:00 PM ISTSecondary event prevention and risk stratification is an important aspect in the management of patients with stable coronary artery disease. A UK...
Low platelet count does not increase bleeding risk in PCI Medha Baranwal Baranwal30 Dec 2018 7:25 PM ISTChina: Thrombocytopenia (low platelet levels in the blood) is a common occurrence among patients undergoing elective percutaneous coronary...
