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TopicHeart disease

Topic: Heart disease

South Asians eat better, yet have higher risk of diabetes, heart disease by 45. US study flags paradox

Researchers followed nearly 2,700 adults aged 45 to 55 over a decade, drawing data from two long-running cohort studies, find mismatch between healthier lifestyle and clinical risk.

Doctors still treat heart disease with trial and error. This start-up wants to change that

India-specific database of Coronary Artery Diseases will help identify if a person has a risk factor of developing heart disease in future. It will help with more precise treatment.

AIIMS rolls out 1st Indian-adapted Mediterranean diet to tackle heart disease crisis. Trials underway

Indian Adapted Mediterranean Diet combines principles of Mediterranean diet with Indian cuisines to develop heart-healthy dietary plans. Its efficacy is being assessed in a trial at AIIMS.

2 drinks a day never hurt? Review of over 100 research papers challenges myth of moderate drinking

Review by American Heart Association suggests relationship between alcohol & cardiac health is more complicated than previously thought. But what’s certain is heavy drinking harms. 

‘Sitting is the new smoking’: AIIMS doctors warn of silent heart crisis gripping young India

At a panel discussion in New Delhi, two professors of cardiology at AIIMS outlined practical guidelines for preventing heart attacks & ensuring cardiovascular health.

Dual leadless pacemaker implant in 13-yr-old in US holds hope for children with congenital heart block

New Delhi: Five months ago, a doctor at the UC Davis Medical Center in California implanted a dual leadless pacemaker in a 13-year-old girl suffering from...

US study links intermittent fasting to increased cardiovascular risk. Doctors say ‘more evidence needed’

The research was presented at a major heart association conference in US. Health experts say too early to draw conclusions based on study that is not yet peer-reviewed or published.

In a 1st, US heart association defines condition linking heart, kidney disease, diabetes & obesity

Advisory by American Heart Association classifies cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) syndrome into 4 stages, with therapeutic & screening strategies suggested for each.

What is prediabetes? Condition affecting ‘136 mn in India’ is a risk factor for heart attacks & strokes

Prediabetes is a condition where blood glucose levels are 'higher than normal, but not high enough to be diagnosed as diabetes'. It indicates a high risk of future diabetes if not controlled.

Covid, pollution could have raised sudden cardiac arrests by 2-3 times, says top cardiologist

New Delhi: Rising pollution levels and Covid-19 could have raised the number of sudden cardiac arrests (SCAs) in India by 2-3 times, a top...

On Camera

Where does the law stand on Himanta Biswa Sarma’s video of ‘shooting’ Muslims?

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma's Hindu-Muslim polarisation is clearly done to maximise the odds of winning. But an important legal question is: does it expose him to legal liability?

FY23 chosen as new base for India’s GDP as it was 1st ‘normal economic year’ in a while—MoSPI secy

FY 2022-23 was the first normal economic year in recent years, said Saurabh Garg, Secretary of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, in an interview with ThePrint.

IAF’s Tejas fleet undergoes ‘maintenance check’, decision on airframe yet to be taken

The 7 February incident involving Tejas aircraft caused severe damage to its frame. IAF and HAL are working together as part of the Board of Inquiry (BoI) to probe the incident.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.