CONSERVE Trial- CT angiography leads to 41 percent reduction in angioplasty and 50 percent reduction in treatment cost supriya kashyap kashyap19 Oct 2016 3:01 PM ISTLarge number of patients who are taken for invasive coronary angiography for suspected coronary artery disease are found to be having no treatable...
Ivabradine found effective in CAD Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli30 Sept 2017 11:00 AM ISTCoronary artery disease (CAD) is the global leading cause of mortality, accounting for approximately 7.4 million deaths annually. Furthermore, CAD...
Smoking Cessation Drug increases Risk of Adverse Cardiovascular Event Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli21 Dec 2017 7:10 PM ISTVarenicline, one of the most commonly prescribed drugs for helping people quit smoking, may put them at higher risk for a cardiovascular event,...
Gout Medicine Febuxostat associated with increased mortality risk : CARES TRIAL Anjali Nimesh Nimesh15 March 2018 8:30 PM ISTGout is a form of arthritis caused by a buildup of urate levels in the body and is estimated to affect millions of people globally. Gout is more...
Varenicline helps MI patients quit smoking in long run : EVITA Anjali Nimesh Nimesh26 March 2018 7:05 PM ISTPatients who smoke after an acute coronary syndrome, including a myocardial infarction or unstable angina are at increased risk of another attack and...
Increased hsCRP an indicator for residual risk after MI Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli2 April 2018 7:31 PM ISTThe data in CANTOS supported the inflammatory hypothesis of atherothrombosis but it remains uncertain which patients benefit the most from...
Siblings of RA patients at increased risk of acute coronary syndrome Vinay Singh singh19 Jun 2018 7:28 PM ISTThere is an increased risk of an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in siblings of individuals with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), suggesting shared...
Case of coronary artery ectasia presenting as recurrent angina: a report Hina Zahid22 March 2019 6:00 PM ISTDr Vito Damay Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Pelita Harapan, Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia and colleagues have reported a rare case of right...
ACC/AHA Guidelines on CVD Prevention: How Aspirin Prescription should be in India-Dr Ashok Seth Deepanjana Sarkar27 March 2019 8:28 PM ISTRandom Prescriptions of Aspirin for primary prevention of heart disease may put patients at bleeding risk unless individualized- Hence Individualized,...
Intensive lipid lowering therapy better in elderly after acute coronary syndrome: JAMA Deepanjana Sarkar21 July 2019 8:20 PM ISTSimvastatin-ezetimibe combo better than simvastatin monotherapy for lipid reduction in older patients aged 75 years or above hospitalized after Acute...
Prolonged use of Beta Blockers does not improve post MI treatment outcomes Deepanjana Sarkar27 July 2019 8:28 PM ISTProlonged use of Beta Blockers does not improve post-heart attack treatment outcomes, revealed a study published in the Circulation: Cardiovascular...
Carotid ultrasound -- an important tool to predict cardiovascular risk in psoriatic patients Medha Baranwal Baranwal10 July 2019 8:10 PM ISTCanada: The presence of subclinical atherosclerosis as identified by carotid ultrasound increases the risk of a cardiovascular event in patients with...
