Hydroxyzine safety measures loom after heart risk review The European Medicines Agency’s Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee has confirmed that hydroxyzine is associated with a “small but definite risk” of serious heart rhythm anomalies.…
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.…
Stroke campaigns focus on helping patients reduce risksCommunity pharmacists in Wales are warning patients that high blood pressure, irregular heart beat or atrial fibrillation can increase their risk of stroke.…
A decade of smoking cessation in Europe The continent with the worst smoking habit is gradually giving it up. A range of anti-smoking policies and new cessation products has led to reduced rates of smoking in most countries, which will eventually impact on smoking-related deaths.…
Electrolytes in cardiology How potassium, magnesium, sodium and calcium imbalances can lead to serious heart complications.…
Moderate drinking linked to lower risk of heart failure In a study of 15,000 adults, those who consumed up to seven drinks per week in early-to-middle age had a significantly lower risk of developing heart failure compared with their teetotal counterparts.…
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.…