Search results for "Heart failure"
Age only one consideration in post-MI drug therapy
To determine the best therapy for elderly patients after a heart attack, physicians should get to know their goals for their lives.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/09/age-only-one-consideration-in-post-mi-drug-therapy.htm
1 Sep 2020
New guideline offers recommendations for older patients with diabetes or prediabetes
The Endocrine Society's new clinical practice guideline recommends lifestyle therapy, then metformin, then second-line drugs (but not sulfonylureas and glinides) or insulin for diabetes patients ages 65 years and older, among other advice.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2019/04/02/1.htm
2 Apr 2019
Atrial fibrillation patients often prescribed aspirin instead of anticoagulants, study finds
Cardiologists may be prescribing aspirin instead of oral anticoagulants because they think that aspirin is as efficacious as oral anticoagulants, or because they want to avoid the inconvenience of oral anticoagulation.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/06/21/4.htm
21 Jun 2016
Warning on NSAIDs; new schizophrenia drug approved
This update covers a strengthened warning on NSAIDs and a new drug to treat schizophrenia.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/09/fda.htm
1 Sep 2015
Weighing benefits, harms of cannabis
Marijuana use has risen, so internists need to understand its real risks as well as its potential clinical uses, such as for chronic pain, chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting, and multiple sclerosis spasticity symptoms.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/04/weighing-benefits-harms-of-cannabis.htm
1 Apr 2019
New cardiovascular indication approved for diabetes drug
This column reviews details on recent recalls, alerts, and approvals.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/04/new-cardiovascular-indication-approved-for-diabetes-drug.htm
1 Apr 2022
Guideline offers recommendations on treatment of psoriatic arthritis
Most of the recommendations are conditional, meaning that although they apply to many patients, some patients will do better with other treatments due to comorbid conditions or values and preferences, the guideline authors wrote.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/12/11/2.htm
11 Dec 2018
Medical therapy often not tried before ICDs in heart failure patients
Results of a trial suggest that at least some patients with heart failure are receiving ICDs needlessly and highlight the treatment gap between real-world management of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction and opportunities to improve care.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/03/08/2.htm
8 Mar 2016
Heart failure, statins take center stage at AHA conference
Heart failure, headphones, statins and self-care were just some of the research topics presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions conference.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/02/aha-wrap.htm
1 Feb 2009
20 minutes of moderate daily exercise reduces risk of heart failure
Researchers followed 33,012 men from the Cohort of Swedish Men from 1998 until 2012 or first event of heart failure to determine if physical activity was associated with heart failure risk.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/08/18/2.htm
18 Aug 2015