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15 03, 2011

Protect your kidneys, save your heart

2017-04-26T12:35:30+00:00

Keep your kidneys healthy as they are amazing organs, just the size of a fist, which help keep the body fit – healthy kidneys also reduce the risk of getting cardiovascular diseases said doctors on World Kidney Day, March 10, being celebrated at Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH). This year’s World Kidney Day theme was [...]

15 02, 2011

Aspirin for Primary Prevention in Diabetes

2011-03-02T13:05:59+00:00

By Abdul Sattar Sohrani Previous guidelines recommended low-dose aspirin therapy for the primary prevention of stroke in patients with type 1 or type 2 diabetes mellitus who were at increased cardiovascular (CV) risk. Risk factors included patient age older than 40 years, a family history of CV disease, hypertension, smoking, dyslipidemia, or albuminuria. Aspirin therapy [...]

15 02, 2011

Low control for high cholesterol

2011-03-02T12:36:24+00:00

The largest ever study – representing 147 million people – shows that most people with high cholesterol levels are not getting the treatment they need to reduce their risk of cardiovascular disease such as heart attack and stroke. Many of these people – living in England, Germany, Japan, Jordan, Mexico, Scotland, Thailand and the United [...]