Cardiovascular Health

The American College of Cardiology, the American Heart Association, and the Heart Failure Society of America have updated heart failure guidelines.

Atrial fibrillation, the most common cardiac arrhythmia, is strongly associated with increased morbidity and mortality and has become a major global public health challenge.

Pharmacists can help evaluate and address adherence barriers among patients taking medications for cardiovascular disease.

Despite advances in preventative drug therapy, cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death in the United States.

Vernakalant was able to normalize heart rhythm more rapidly than current atrial fibrillation drugs.

Various health care professionals employ motivational interviewing to address cardiovascular risk factors

Antiarrhythmic drugs do not impact long-term rate of recurrent atrial fibrillation.

Maintaining a diet with a high level of vitamin C could reduce a patient's risk of cardiovascular disease and early death.

Novartis' sacubitril/valsartan (Entresto) is showing promise for heart failure patients with reduced ejection fraction, regardless of background therapy or clinical stability.

Here are 7 clinical pearls for pharmacists to remember when selecting anticoagulants for patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation.

Patients receiving follow-up care more than 6 weeks after a heart attack are much less likely to stick to their medication regimen.

The emergence of new oral anticoagulants presents pharmacists with an opportunity to intervene in assisting patients with selecting the most appropriate drug therapy.

The first reversal agent approved for the anticoagulant dabigatran (Pradaxa) has shown promise in patients with brain hemorrhage.

Diabetes and other conditions are also influenced by a person’s height.

Merck has received a complete response letter from the FDA regarding its supplemental new drug applications for ezetimibe and ezetimibe and simvastatin.

Rapid ventricular response in atrial fibrillation patients is a daily occurrence in the emergency department.

Most clinicians deem treatment response variability among direct oral anticoagulants which include direct thrombin inhibitors and factor Xa inhibitors clinically insignificant.

With the increase in the number of patients diagnosed with atrial fibrillation or needing stroke prevention treatment, roughly 3 million Americans currently take warfarin, while a lesser number takes direct oral agents.

Although warfarin is time-tested, the use of novel oral anticoagulants are a topic of interest to improve health outcomes in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation.

Patient self-management is an emerging anticoagulation delivery model that capitalizes on patients' willingness for in-depth warfarin education to help treat their atrial fibrillation.

Seven in 10 patients report some extent of nonadherence prior to a hospitalization caused by a cardiovascular event such as acute cardiac failure.

The FDA has determined that entacapone, a drug used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease, does not increase patients' risk of heart attacks, stroke, or other cardiovascular events.

Health care providers walk a tightrope when they employ oral anticoagulants in the treatment of atrial fibrillation.

Contrary to the findings of a previous study, patients with atrial fibrillation who are admitted to the hospital on the weekend face no greater risks than those admitted on a weekday.

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the most common cause of death in America, but the disease rates for African-Americans are especially high.