Author: Sara Mohsin, MD

Positive Correlation Found Between Combined Life-time Exposure of Decreased LDL-C and Low Systolic BP in Lowering the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
Cardiovascular Prevention, Hypertension, Lipid Lowering Therapy, Myocardial Infarction, Prevention

Positive Correlation Found Between Combined Life-time Exposure of Decreased LDL-C and Low Systolic BP in Lowering the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease

A recent study by Brian A. Ference et al. based on a UK Biobank study, published in JAMA, has shown that life-time exposure to decreased low-density lipoprotein... Read more.
REVELATION Trial: Paclitaxel-Coated Balloon Angioplasty is Non-Inferior To The Routinely Conducted Drug-Eluting Stenting in STEMI Patients
Cardiovascular Prevention, Cardiovascular Surgery, Clinical Trials, Coronary Artery Disease, Interventional Cardiology, Uncategorized

REVELATION Trial: Paclitaxel-Coated Balloon Angioplasty is Non-Inferior To The Routinely Conducted Drug-Eluting Stenting in STEMI Patients

According to a recent study based on the REVELATION Trial, conducted by Nicola S. Vos et al. and published in JACC, Paclitaxel-coated balloon angioplasty was documented... Read more.
HOPE 4: A Comprehensive Community-based Program Surpassing the Barriers in Improving BP Control and Associated Cardiovascular Disease Risk in 2 Middle Income Countries
Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease, Cerebrovascular Disease, Coronary Artery Disease, ESC 2019, Hypertension, Lipid Lowering Therapy, Prevention, Statins

HOPE 4: A Comprehensive Community-based Program Surpassing the Barriers in Improving BP Control and Associated Cardiovascular Disease Risk in 2 Middle Income Countries

Significant improvement in blood pressure control and related cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk is seen as a result of a potentially effective and pragmatic comprehensive... Read more.
No significant association between myocardial viability & long-term survival benefit of CABG in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy
Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease, CABG, Cardiovascular Prevention, Cerebrovascular Disease, Coronary Artery Disease

No significant association between myocardial viability & long-term survival benefit of CABG in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy

According to a new study published in The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) based on a 10-year follow-up STICH trial, no association was found between myocardial... Read more.