Tag: cardiovascular diseases
Calcium specks in artery walls could predict heart disease
Study on patients of Indian and other South Asian origin reveals calcium can predict heart disease
Specks of calcium in the heart's artery walls could...
Eat more veggies, beat diabetes and heart disease, says Lancet
Study in The Lancet highlight the importance of dietary fibres in battling diabetes and heart disease
Dietary fibre could be the answer to the growing...
High fat diet leads to rapid increases in blood pressure
New evidence shows high fat diet is bad for both males and females
There's more evidence that a high-fat diet is bad for both younger...
New markers identified for irregular heart beat
Researchers trace two new biomarkers for atrial fibrillation that increases risk of stroke and heart failure
Researchers at the University of Birmingham have found two...
Moderate drinking, not abstention prolongs life after heart failure
Moderate drinkers lived over a year longer after a heart failure as compared to those who did not drink
A new study suggests that people...
Annual flu shot is a life saver in patients of heart...
Influenza can be very serious or even fatal for patients with heart failure
Getting an annual flu shot can save heart failure patients' lives, according...
First time in India, Fortis docs repair leaking heart valve without...
Doctors led by Dr Ashok Seth avoid open heart surgery by using the catheter based procedure Mitraclip
For the first time in India, a team...
Being bullied at work can affect your heart – go tell...
An observational study by University of Copenhagen shows bullying and violence at workplace increase risk of cardiovascular diseasesIf you have to deal with bullies...
Air pollution increases emergency visits for heart, lung diseases
Exposure to ozone and nitrogen oxides causes the most damage, find scientists
As Delhi reels under post Diwali air pollution, a new study shows how...
High risk donor hearts lead to better transplant outcomes
Waiting for a "healthier" heart often leads to lower survival rates, new research shows
Heart from an ailing donor may lead to better transplant outcomes...