Bariatric surgery is more beneficial than blood pressure medication in lowering hypertension rates, or high blood pressure, in persons who are obese and have uncontrolled high blood pressure, according to a study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
Solan (Himachal Pradesh) [India], February 9: Shoolini University, a 15-year-old institution, recently celebrated a significant milestone in scientific research. The university's own Dr Lokender Kumar, an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Applied Sciences and Biotechnology and an alumnus
"We have trained more than 2 million people for Cardiopulmonary resuscitation CPR in the country, its countries movement, all the states and local organisations are doing this, forty per cent cardiac deaths can be prevented by this training." said Dr Abhijat Sheth, President, National Boa
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Bhubaneswar on Tuesday conducted a unique three-day workshop and provided basic training in CPR (Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation) to around 200 National Service Scheme (NSS) women volunteers in collaboration with the Department of Higher Educati
According to a study published today in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, bariatric surgery is more effective at controlling hypertension rates, or high blood pressure, in people with obesity and uncontrolled high blood pressure, than blood pressure medication alone.
According to new research, nearly 500 adults with obesity who took the new weight loss medication tirzepatide for about eight months saw a significant reduction in their systolic blood pressure--the top number in a blood pressure reading.
Sleep apnea, which causes periodic, brief disruptions in breathing while sleeping, can disrupt blood lipid control, a major factor in the development of cardiovascular disease. A University of Ottawa research team discovered that the effect of sleep apnea on blood lipid metabolism varies by
In patients with rheumatoid arthritis, the molecule RvT4 strengthens the body's defences against atherosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries, according to research from Queen Mary University of London
Researchers from the University of Auckland, Amsterdam University Medical Center, and Cambridge University Hospitals have successfully treated over ten patients with CRISPR/Cas9 technology, with preliminary findings just published in a leading journal.
Previous studies found that fewer than 40 per cent of patients with stable chest pain who underwent invasive coronary angiography had obstructive coronary artery disease. Recent randomized clinical trials have shown that evaluating these patients first with computed tomography angiography (C
A new study in mice suggests that replacing a dysfunctional gene may improve survival in some people with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC), a rare inherited disorder in which the heart's muscular walls gradually weaken, putting patients at risk of dangerous irregular he