People with diabetes no longer have a separate risk assessment chart - they are regarded as 'coronary equivalents', where the rules of secondary prevention...
The importance of lifestyle change can often be neglected in the excitement to discuss targets and treatments. Once again, the BHS guidelines demonstrate...
The BHS guidelines note that one of the key reasons for poor blood pressure control in people with hypertension is the use of monotherapy by most doctors. The...
A key statement in the guidelines is: "Treatment of patients with hypertension should not focus solely on blood pressure but must also formally assess...
The BHS guidelines note that one of the key reasons for poor blood pressure control in people with hypertension is the use of monotherapy by most doctors. The...
The BHS AB/CD algorithm is recommended as a general starting point for selecting drugs for patients in primary care and for choosing logical drug combinations....
There is a comprehensive debate in the guidelines on the benefits and disadvantages of using particular classes of antihypertensive drugs. The guidelines...
The BHS guidelines note that "a vital aspect of the successful management and control of high blood pressure is to obtain the participation and closer...
In their latest guidelines, the BHS recommends the use of fixed-dose combinations of antihypertensive drugs as a way of reducing the number of drugs and...
The new guidelines devote specific sections to hypertension in the elderly, in the young, in patients with diabetes, in those with underlying renal disease, in...
As amazing as it may sound many people do not realize how easy it is to LEGALLY stop paying for their groceries! This is how the one hour television show began...
MRI can be safely performed in patients with "certain modern" pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs), provided adequate precautions are...
Pfizer Inc. has won regulatory approval to advertise that its cholesterol drug Lipitor cuts the risk of myocardial infarction, the Wall Street Journal said on...
Increased levels of B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (MI) are associated with impaired reperfusion...
Some versions of a cholesterol drug and a muscle relaxant bought by Americans in Mexico were fake, U.S. regulators warned on Friday. Tests found pills...
Long-term results of a study comparing cognitive function of patients who have undergone coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery to patients treated with...
Almost one third of patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVSD) are not prescribed an angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor upon...
Information from a database involving 22 states indicates that a considerable proportion of infants born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) initially...
C-reactive protein (CRP) concentration is a risk factor for recurrent and permanent atrial fibrillation (AF), according to a report in the July European Heart...
Low levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), as a component of the metabolic syndrome, may serve as a marker of breast cancer risk in...
As many as 20% of patients prescribed medication after hospital discharge for an acute coronary event stop taking the agents within 6 months, researchers...
Hyperglycemia and intracranial hemorrhage are independent predictors of hyperacute clinical worsening in patients with acute ischemic stroke who are receiving...
Diabetics who develop foot ulcers appear to have lower levels of overall activity than their counterparts who do not develop ulceration, and "the quality of...
Jul 21 (Reuters Health) - Mental impairment is a known risk following coronary bypass surgery, and now researchers have found that the procedure may hasten the...
Heart valve disease appears to be relatively common in patients treated with pergolide, according to results of a new study. Evidence suggests that the degree...
The radial artery approach is a safe alternative to the femoral approach for most percutaneous coronary diagnostic and interventional procedures, according to...
Merck & Co. on Friday said U.S. regulators had widened the approved use of its hypertension drug Hyzaar to include initial use in appropriate patients with...
Early percutaneous or surgical intervention is associated with lower in-hospital mortality in patients treated with intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation...
Pfizer Inc. on Wednesday said U.S. regulators have allowed the company to advertise that Lipitor (atorvastatin) cuts the risk of myocardial infarction. The New...
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