Cardiovascular Health

Does this antihyperglycemic combination medication need to be added to a formulary?

Patients with diabetes may have a higher risk of heart disease due to hyperactive mTORC1.

Atrial fibrillation risk increases in men a decade before women.

Confirm Rx Insertable Cardiac Monitor is the first smartphone designed to help physicians remotely identify cardiac arrhythmias.

FDA clearance allows Abbott to provide US patients a new way to monitor for abnormal heart rhythms while staying connected to their physician remotely and being able to engage in their health care.

Although there are many ways a patient can reduce the risk for diabetes or complications from diabetes, pharmacists have intimate knowledge of a patient

The role of pharmacists have expanded to help patients set goals and ensure that diabetes medication regimens are streamlined.

A synthetic anticoagulant can significantly reduce the risk of drug contamination.

The risk of irregular and rapid heartbeat increased in type 1 diabetic patients who had renal complications and poor glycemic control.

Pre-cardioversion treatment with apixaban shows superiority preventing strokes compared with heparin and warfarin.

There are several roles pharmacists can play in managing patients with cardiovascular disease, including blood pressure and medication monitoring.

Officials with the FDA have approved a new indication for liraglutide (Victoza, Novo Nordisk).

Patients with poor kidney function may have a 2-fold increase in atrial fibrillation.

Weekly chocolate consumption may reduce the risk of atrial fibrillation in men and women.

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Dabigatran etexilate mesylate (Pradaxa) may result in lower costs compared with other novel oral anticoagulants.

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Dysbiosis of gut bacteria is a factor in several diseases, possibly including heart failure.

Data are limited about the safety of and effects of exercise on patients heart failure with atrial fibrillation.

Atrial fibrillation is also more commonly the etiology behind stroke in women than in men.

A larger body surface area was linked to an increased risk of atrial fibrillation.

Small doses of apixaban reduced stroke risk in dialysis patients.

Patients consuming a Mediterranean diet enriched with olive oil showed improved HDL function.

Padaxa reduced cardiovascular mortality by 27% compared with warfarin.

Up to 18% of patients taking warfarin also take acetaminophen, but clinicians may not recognize the potential interaction between the two medications.

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Patients with atrial fibrillation are typically prescribed warfarin to mitigate stroke risk.

Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors are an emerging antidiabetic class that offer significant cardiovascular risk reduction.

Cardiovascular health in pediatric patients remains a topic that requires continual education.