Vigorous exercise once or twice a week may lower mortality in stable CAD Hina Zahid27 Sept 2019 7:25 PM ISTVigorous exercise once or twice a week may lower mortality in stable CAD finds a new study.Cardiovascular disease is the world’s number one killer,...
FDA grants clearance to new Blood Flow Monitoring Device for peripheral artery disease Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli3 Oct 2019 7:28 PM IST A new blood flow monitoring device, FlowMet-R, has received clearance from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This clearance allows Laser...
Study finds low birth weight associated with poor cardiovascular health Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli7 Oct 2019 7:15 PM ISTA new study finds low birth weight is associated with poor cardiovascular health.Low birth weight is linked not only to poor health outcomes at birth...
Regular exercise before breast cancer onset may protect against death due to cardiac cause Hina Zahid5 Nov 2019 7:15 PM ISTThe five-year survival rate for breast cancer has increased due to availability of better drugs and earlier diagnosis. Unfortunately the heart...
Cramps in legs could indicate peripheral artery disease: The Medical Minute Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli25 Nov 2019 7:25 PM ISTPeripheral artery disease is a common circulatory problem in there is reduced blood flow to limbs due to narrowed arteries. It may also be a sign of...
World Heart Month Special: Lifestyle Interventions and the Heart Matters!! Dr Jeegar Dattani28 Sept 2019 2:11 PM ISTHeart, and everything related to it has fascinated us, at various stages of our lives.As a medical student the cardiac cycle was elusive, ECGs...
Use of Aspirin with warfarin increases bleeding risk significantly: JAMA Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli5 March 2019 7:15 PM ISTTaking aspirin and warfarin together significantly increases bleeding risk in patients. More than One-third of patients who are prescribed warfarin...
Evolocumab effectively prevents cardiovascular events in patients of peripheral artery disease Anjali Nimesh Nimesh16 Nov 2017 7:30 PM ISTPatients with peripheral artery disease (PAD) are at high risk of heart attack, stroke and cardiovascular death. In addition, PAD patients can suffer...
ESC updates Guidelines for peripheral artery disease Anjali Nimesh Nimesh19 Sept 2017 5:59 PM ISTEuropean Society of Cardiology (ESC) Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Peripheral Arterial Diseases, developed in collaboration with the...
