Matters of the Heart

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Opioids to treat breathlessness in heart failure should be last option, reports a study

A study published in the Heart reported the use of opioids to treat breathlessness in heart failure as questionable and concluded that it should be th ...

Extreme temperature events and fine particulate matter exposure increase risk of MI mortality, reports a study

A study published in the Circulation reported an increased risk of myocardial infarction mortality, especially in women and older adults, with exposur ...

Patients with high CVD risk can be identified with SCORE2-Diabetes, reports a study

A study published in European Heart Journal reported that SCORE2 Diabetes, a new algorithm that is developed and calibrated to predict the 10-year ris ...

ABC-AF risk score maintains balance between risks and benefits with OAC treatment, reports a study

A study published in American Heart Journal reported that the ABC-AF risk score allows continuous and customized estimation of the balance between the ...

SGLT2 inhibitors have significant and consistent health improvements in heart failure in White and Black patients, reports a study

A study published in Circulation reported a significant and consistent improvement with sodium-glucose transporter 2 inhibitors in the health status o ...

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Differences in BP When Wrong Cuff Size Is Used

The study found that using the regular adult cuff in all individuals had striking differences in blood pressure......... ...

High risk of recurrent stroke among young marijuana users

Young marijuana users who have a history of stroke or TIA remain at significantly higher risk of future stroke. It is essential to increase awareness ...

Long-Term Kawasaki CV Risk Remains Small

The long-term risk of cardiovascular (CV) sequelae does not appear to be clinically meaningful for most patients, though vasculitis of the coronary ar ...

Heart Failure Conflux 2022 - a virtual conference

Heart failure Conflux 2022 - A two day virtual conference focussed on basic and clinical research in the heart failure began on 4th Feb 2022. ...

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Abelacimab received fast-track designation for stroke and systemic embolism prevention in AF patients

Anthos Therapeutics announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had granted Fast Track designation for the investigation of abelacimab ...

Medtronic Recalls Cobalt XT, Cobalt and Crome ICDs and CRT-Ds for Risk that Devices May Issue a Short Circuit Alert and Deliver Reduced Energy Shock During High Voltage Therapy

Medtronic has recalled Cobalt XT, Cobalt and Crome ICDs and CRT-Ds after receiving the reports of devices with short circuit protection (SCP) alert re ...

FDA Clearance of Expanded Indications for Auryon Atherectomy System, announces AngioDynamics

AngioDynamics, a leading and transformative medical technology company focused on restoring healthy blood flow in the body’s vascular system, announ ...

Pfizer announced to discontinue the trial and further development of symptomatic dilated cardiomyopathy drug

Drug major Pfizer announced to discontinue the trial for determining the safety and efficacy of PF-07265803 in patients with symptomatic dilated cardi ...

Patients receiving Optimum transcatheter aortic valve reported “positive” 30-day outcomes

Thubrikar Aortic Valve, Inc., announced successful 30-day outcomes in the first two patients receiving the Optimum Transcatheter Aortic Valve (Optimum ...

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Dietary Intervention in the Management of Hypertension...

A small reduction in blood pressure significantly reduces the risk of other cardiovascular events. One of the significant, low-cost blood pressure int ...

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Complementary and alternative medicine for Cardiovascular Diseases

Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use is prevalent among patients suffering from cardiovascular disease. In several instances, it offers be ...

Preventing heart problems during cancer therapy: Advise from European Society of Cardiology (ESC)

The aim of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Guideline on cardio-oncology was to reduce the cardiac side effects of cancer treatment to allow p ...

Remote Ischemic Conditioning

Patients with heart attack and stroke are at increased risk of injury due to ischemia. There is also a risk during cardiac surgery in which the heart ...

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Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Review of Its Efficacy In Patients With Aortic Stenosis

Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) is one of the most preferred procedure for aortic valve replacement. It is also effective in inoperable ...

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Return to work after aortic valve replacement surgery and coronary artery bypass grafting

Patients with aortic valve replacement and coronary artery bypass graft are less likely to resume work after surgery. Measures to deal with pre- and p ...

Review - Transcatheter Treatment of Valvular Heart Disease

Transcatheter valve therapies prove to be a valuable therapeutic option for people suffering from Valvular Heart Disease. ...

Review of the Oculocardiac Reflex

The review aimed at generating evidence based data to assess the risk of oculocardiac reflex elicited during strabismus surgery and devise ways to avo ...

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Remote Ischemic Conditioning

Patients with heart attack and stroke are at increased risk of injury due to ischemia. There is also a risk during cardiac surgery in which the heart ...

Effect of caffeine and nicotine on cardiovascular system

There are several effects of caffeine and nicotine on the cardiovascular system. These effects are related to hypertension, arrhythmia, angiogenesis, ...

The Top Cardiovascular Risk Factors

There are several cardiovascular disease risk factors. Not all CVD risk factors have similar etiology. It is important that these risk factors should ...

Role of gut microbiome on cardiovascular health

The gastrointestinal microbiome plays a crucial role in cardiovascular disease. Alterations in the gut microbiota balance may increase the risk of sev ...

Role of High Potassium Level in Heart Failure

High potassium level is a common condition in patients with heart failure. There are several mechanisms of high potassium levels, especially due to an ...

Association Between Oral Health And Cardiovascular Disease

Recent studies have indicated that people with poor oral health are at increased risk of developing cardiovascular diseases. Poor oral health includes ...

Scientific statement from AHA on Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring in Children and Adolescents

The scientific statement from American Heart Association on ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in children and adolescents provides guidance in the ...

Prevention and Management of fall in Cardiovascular Diseases: A Scientific Statement from AHA

A scientific statement from the American Heart Association offers consensus on the evaluation, prevention, and management of falls in patients with ca ...

Gene Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation

Gene therapy is evolving as a promising treatment approach in atrial fibrillation. The primary difference between the current treatment and gene thera ...

Is there any link between coronary heart disease and COPD?

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a major cause of morbidity and mortality throughout the world. There are several COPD patients that are at in ...

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Case Of The Week

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Total coronary revascularisation....

This 47 yr old diabetic individual had class II –III angina for the past 2 yrs. Risk factors were moderate hypercholestomia & moderate hypertension. ...

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Myxoma

A 60-year-old man comes to the clinic complaining of shortness of breath, chest pain, dizziness and sensation of feeling his heart beating really fast ...

Thrombus in LAD with TIMI II flow.

This is a case of a 28-yea young patient named Vinod Mackrana. The patient had a Acute AWMI with on going chest pain on 12th August 2003 i.e. on the R ...