Discontinuation of statins after 75 tied to increased CVD and hospitalization risk Deepanjana Sarkar6 Aug 2019 7:25 PM ISTThe role of statins in the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease outcomes over 75 remains a subject of debate in the medical fraternity. A news...
Use SGLT 2 Inhibitors, GLP-1 receptor agonists as first-line treatment for patients with diabetes and CVD: ESC 2019 Update Medha Baranwal Baranwal31 Aug 2019 3:17 PM ISTGLP-1 receptor agonists and gliflozins (SGLT 2 Inhibitors) should be used as first-line treatment for blood sugar control in type 2 diabetes patients...
Adherence to statins essential for better prognosis in PAD patients: ESC 2019 Update Medha Baranwal Baranwal6 Sept 2019 7:10 PM ISTStatins lower death risk from peripheral artery disease (PAD), a recent study finds.Statin administration in patients with the peripheral arterial...
Understanding ESC Guidelines 2019 on Diabetes In Indian Scenario with Dr Upendra Kaul Deepanjana Sarkar6 Sept 2019 7:02 PM ISTNew Delhi: The recently held European Society of Cardiology (ESC) congress 2019, saw a lot of practice-changing recommendations being made in the...
Statin therapy in patients with borderline ASCVD risk provides lifetime health benefits: JAMA Study Medha Baranwal Baranwal9 Sept 2019 8:28 PM ISTDelhi: Lifetime statin treatment in patients with borderline atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk and low-density lipoprotein...
Inclisiran has sustained LDL-C lowering potential with twice a year dosing: JAMA Study Medha Baranwal Baranwal25 Sept 2019 8:28 PM ISTLondon, England: Lowering low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) is key to a healthy heart and preventing cardiovascular disease. Statins are the...
Compared to cardiac patients less number of stroke survivors prescribed Statins: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli26 Sept 2019 9:00 AM ISTStroke patients less likely to be prescribed Statins compared to cardiac patients for lowering low density lipoprotein cholesterol, finds new...
Statins in familial hypercholesterolemia: Early initiation leads to better CV outcomes finds NEJM study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli18 Oct 2019 8:28 PM ISTFamilial hypercholesterolemia is characterized by severely elevated low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels and premature cardiovascular...
Statins for primary CVD prevention has uncertain benefits, potential harms: BMJ Medha Baranwal Baranwal20 Oct 2019 8:28 PM ISTIreland: Statins have been in use in people with established cardiovascular disease for decades now. But uncertainty exists on whether the benefits of...
Anti-inflammatory agents new option for treating depression, finds study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli28 Oct 2019 7:30 PM ISTAround a third of people who are clinically depressed don’t respond well to Psychotherapy and current drug therapies and also have to face drug side...
ORION-10: Inclisiran demonstrates as much as 58% reduction in LDL C Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli18 Nov 2019 7:31 PM ISTA novel lipid-lowering agent inclisiran which is injected just twice yearly subcutaneously has been confirmed to be a convenient and effective lipid...
High dose statins can increase osteoporosis risk finds Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases study Medha Baranwal Baranwal30 Sept 2019 8:28 PM ISTAustria: A higher dose of statins, the cholesterol-lowering drug, could increase the risk of osteoporosis, a recent study published in the Annals of...
