Search results for "Heart Failure"
New report proposes solutions to drug shortages
This column reviews details on recent recalls, warnings, and approvals.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/01/new-report-proposes-solutions-to-drug-shortages.htm
1 Jan 2020
Internists must reassume the mantle of the ‘doctor's doctor’
The future of the general medicine specialist is in fact bright, but it will require a significant effort on an individual, professional, and societal level.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/01/internists-must-reassume-the-mantle-of-the-doctors-doctor.htm
1 Jan 2020
Managing patients with diabetes and heart failure
Good control of diabetes in the presence of heart failure includes appropriate HbA1c targets, metformin and comprehensive lifestyle change as first-line therapy, and a team approach.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/11/managing-patients-with-diabetes-and-heart-failure.htm
1 Nov 2019
Understanding heart failure in African Americans
African Americans have a higher incidence of heart disease at a younger age, and they meet fewer criteria for ideal cardiovascular health, such as nonsmoking, physical activity, and lower body mass index.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/11/understanding-heart-failure-in-african-americans.htm
1 Nov 2019
Diuretics demand discussion in heart failure management
To assess a patient's ability to adhere to a diuretic regimen, consider the patient's age, level of education, and severity of symptoms, as well as health literacy, and any comorbidities.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/11/diuretics-demand-discussion-in-heart-failure-management.htm
1 Nov 2019
Pulmonary illnesses linked to e-cigarette products
This column reviews details on recent recalls, warnings, and approvals.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/11/pulmonary-illnesses-linked-to-e-cigarette-products.htm
1 Nov 2019
Proposed warnings on cigarettes would be first in 35 years
This column reviews details on recent recalls, warnings, and approvals.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/10/proposed-warnings-on-cigarettes-would-be-first-in-35-years.htm
1 Oct 2019
Signs of congestion on physical exam accurately predict heart failure hospitalizations, death
The new analysis of a randomized trial reinforces the significant, ongoing clinical relevance of the physical exam in heart failure, as well as the notion that measuring natriuretic peptides does not substitute for a comprehensive physical exam for risk stratification, study authors said.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2019/09/17/2.htm
17 Sep 2019
FDA analyzing mortality risk with paclitaxel-coated balloons
This column reviews details on recent recalls, warnings, and approvals.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/05/fda-analyzing-mortality-risk-with-paclitaxel-coated-balloons.htm
1 May 2019
New cardiac warning for fluoroquinolones
This column reviews details on recent recalls, warnings, and approvals.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/02/new-cardiac-warning-for-fluoroquinolones.htm
1 Feb 2019