Heart treatment

Delayed treatment can worsen heart attack impact

Door-to-balloon time is the time from when a heart attack patient arrives in the emergency room until percutaneous coronary intervention is performed to restore blood flow.

Dec 29, 2015, 19:31 PM IST

To treat the heart, aim the gut

If replicated in humans, the study could lead to a new strategy for treating and possibly preventing heart disease and stroke the top two causes of death worldwide.

Dec 20, 2015, 08:43 AM IST