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Calcium Often Not Helpful After Cardiac Arrest
Calcium administration after a cardiac arrest does not appear to be beneficial, according to a presentation at the ...
FEBRUARY 25, 2025
Pharmacists Key Players on AFib Treatment Teams
Pharmacists are crucial, but often overlooked and underrepresented, members of the care team for patients with ...
NOVEMBER 12, 2024
Appropriate Statin Use Soars When Pharmacists on Board
The odds of prescribing the appropriate dose of statins increased sixfold when automated referrals were made to ...
MARCH 14, 2024
CRISPR Trial Raises Hope for a ‘Vaccine’ Against Heart Disease
VERVE-101, a novel gene therapy using liquid nanoparticles to edit the PCSK9 gene, reduced LDL cholesterol ...
DECEMBER 6, 2023
DOAC Conversion Done Right: Pharms Hit 95% Compliance
A standardized program for converting warfarin patients to direct oral anticoagulants at a high-volume ...
NOVEMBER 22, 2022
Supplements Not Effective in Lowering LDL
Six widely used dietary supplements used to improve heart health did not effectively lower LDL cholesterol compared ...
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
1 in 20 Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19 Develop AFib
In this AHA study, new-onset AFib was strongly associated with increased in-hospital mortality and major adverse ...
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
Novel Agent for HF Shows Mixed Results in Large Trial
The novel selective cardiac myosin activator omecamtiv mecarbil reduced a composite of a HF event or death from ...
JULY 22, 2021
Polypill Reduces Cardiovascular Risk
Daily use of a polypill composed of a statin, a beta-blocker, an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor and ...
MAY 25, 2021
Remote Monitoring for Diabetes, Heart Disease
Mobile technology is a powerful tool for helping patients with medication-induced heart problems and with diabetes.
MARCH 1, 2021
Reduced Prasugrel Doses Associated With Lower Bleeding Risk in Some Heart Patients
A reduced dose of the antiplatelet prasugrel was as effective and safe as a standard dose of ticagrelor for certain ...
JULY 28, 2020
Ticagrelor Alone, Without Aspirin, Shows Benefit
ACC.20/WCC News: Brilinta without aspirin, showed benefit in different types of patients with cardiovascular ...
APRIL 9, 2020
