Prescribing statins: time to rein it in Statins have been overprescribed for decades for many different reasons. Now is the time to reverse the trend.…
Hypertension: pathophysiology and diagnosis Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is the leading risk factor associated with death in the world but is largely asymptomatic and often undetected in patients.…
Hypertension: management The management of hypertension relies primarily on lifestyle modification with the addition of antihypertensive drug therapy in selected patients.…
Early treatment and timely follow-up reduce adverse outcomes for patients with hypertensionEarly treatment and timely follow-up of adults with hypertension are important factors in helping to reduce the risks of acute cardiovascular events and death.…
Researchers survey the psychological factors of medication adherence Four out of ten people would be willing to accept some degree of risk of immediate death rather than having to take a daily pill to prevent cardiovascular disease. …
Electrolytes in cardiology How potassium, magnesium, sodium and calcium imbalances can lead to serious heart complications.…
Aspirin inappropriately used for CVD prevention in just over 10% of cases A survey of nearly 70,000 patients taking aspirin for primary prevention has found that, for the overall cohort, treatment was inappropriate in nearly 11.6% of cases.…
Analysis questions value of primary prevention medication for reducing CHD deaths Population-wide approaches to risk-factor control have had a far greater impact on the reduction of deaths from coronary heart disease than use of primary prevention medication.…
Effectiveness of statins similar for men and women Incremental reductions in major vascular events with statin therapy is similar in men and women, according to research published in The Lancet.…
Diuretic therapy explained The different mechanisms of action that classes of diuretic have means they can be used to treat a variety of conditions.…