Cardiovascular Health

Pharmacists remain essential to ensuring patients receive safe, effective, and accessible care amid expanding therapies.

Pharmacists Can Incorporate the New Hypertension Guidelines Into Their Medication Therapy Management Practices

Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy confer increased cardiovascular risk, with heightened risk corresponding to more severe hypertension.

Heart failure prevention can be integrated into health systems to optimize care.

A new wrist-worn accelerometer device effectively monitors activity levels in heart failure patients, revealing critical insights into cardiovascular health.

Explore the critical role of pharmacists in improving cardiovascular health and addressing mortality trends in underserved communities.

A new drug, DR10624, shows promise in reducing triglycerides and liver fat, offering hope for patients with severe hypertriglyceridemia and fatty liver disease.

Explore the link between chronic kidney disease and cardiovascular risk, highlighting the importance of GFR and albuminuria in patient care.

Explore the need for integrated approaches in cardiovascular and kidney health to combat rising mortality rates and improve patient outcomes.

Discover how Sotatercept impacts cardiovascular health and its potential benefits for patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in this insightful article.

Pharmacists play a vital role in managing cardiovascular health, addressing medication adherence, and educating patients, said Zia Ul Haq, MPH, MBBS.

SGLT2 inhibitors significantly reduce atrial fibrillation risk and improve heart failure outcomes, outperforming GLP-1 agonists in cardiovascular benefits.

Maintaining cardiovascular health significantly reduces dementia risk in adults with type 2 diabetes, highlighting the heart-brain connection for cognitive protection.

Combining GLP-1 RA therapy with healthy lifestyle habits significantly reduces cardiovascular risk in type 2 diabetes patients, enhancing heart health outcomes.

Long-term melatonin use for insomnia raises heart failure risks, highlighting the need for careful evaluation of sleep aids and underlying health issues.

Teva Pharmaceuticals recalls over 580,000 bottles of prazosin due to contamination concerns, urging patients to consult healthcare providers.

Richard Kovacs, MD, underscores the pharmacist’s role in educating patients about sodium reduction, monitoring blood pressure, and ensuring safe transitions to low-sodium oxybate therapy.

Richard Kovacs, MD, explains how switching from high-sodium to low-sodium oxybate led to meaningful blood pressure reductions and lower cardiovascular risk in patients with narcolepsy.

In Danish athletes, long-term anabolic androgenic steroid use was associated with progressively worsened cardiovascular outcomes.

The FDA updates sotatercept's label, enhancing treatment options for pulmonary arterial hypertension and reducing severe clinical events.

Research highlights the link between earlier menopause, cardiac function, and brain health, emphasizing the need for sex-specific dementia risk strategies.

Influenza vaccination provided direct, non–infection-based benefits in older adults.

When treating vasomotor symptoms (VMS), 15- and 20-mg doses of estetrol (E4) did not significantly hinder postmenopausal women’s blood pressure, including those with cardiovascular risks.

Revised recommendations include new thresholds for initiating antihypertensive therapy using the PREVENT equation.