Cardiovascular Health

Angiotensin receptor neprilysin inhibitors show promise as an alternative to standard management of resistant hypertension.

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is caused by abnormal genes in the heart muscle, causing the left ventricle to become thicker and effecting blood flow.

Although the research focused on Black communities in the United States, there is also evidence linking racism and blood pressure for patients who are Asian or Hispanic.

Pharmacists can play an important role in tobacco cessation.

The drug is being investigated as a PET diagnostic of cardiac amyloid light-chain and amyloid transthyretin-related (ATTR) amyloidosis.

Raising awareness of the potentially fatal cardiovascular complications of epinephrine toxicity.

Investigators found that the polypill treatment improved cardiovascular disease and lowered health care costs.

Posttraumatic stress disorder is found to be associated with coronary artery disease, hypertension, and heart failure.

ALG-801 could present new opportunities to improve treatment and management of patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension, a life-threatening condition.

Depression and cardiovascular disease are often linked, with research showing inflammation is common for the 2 disease states.

Certain laboratory tests indicate stronger predictions for hospital stay, suggesting pharmaceutical intervention could help reduce the length of cardiovascular-related hospital stay.

Food insecurity in rural communities can affect hypertension, but pharmacists can mitigate the impact by educating themselves on nutrition options for low-income individuals.

Snehal Bhatt discusess the need to individualize antiplatelet therapy decisions based on a comprehensive assessment of each patient's unique risk factors for thrombosis and bleeding.

The pumps can now be used to treat pediatric patients who have symptomatic acute decompensated heart failure and cardiogenic shock.

Rural patients face significant barriers to health care access and affordability that contribute to poor hypertension management.

Snehal Bhatt emphasizes the need for patient-specific risk assessment and a thoughtful approach to balancing aspirin's benefits and bleeding risks as new treatment options become available.

Glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP1) receptor agonists were shown to be associated with a reduced risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE), while high dietary fiber intake was shown to enhance microbiome health, lower graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) severity, and improve overall survival following allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation.

Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) diagnoses have greatly increased following the COVID-19 pandemic.

AI-enabled remote cardiac telemetry can help manage stress’s effects on high-risk populations.

In trials, blood pressure reductions were maintained over extended periods, suggesting that the drug could offer a sustained effect.

The approval is based on clinical studies that demonstrate the management of heart rate with minimal reductions to blood pressure.

Acoramidis is a novel, highly potent transthyretin stabilizer.

Recent studies suggest limited benefit post-myocardial infarction for patients with preserved heart function, prompting potential updates to treatment guidelines and reconsideration of long-term use.

Abelacimab is an investigational, selective, fully human monoclonal antibody.

Rachel Chandra, PharmD, MPH, FASHP, shares insight into the VALOR-QI program.

The encouraging results suggest this low-cost, scalable strategy should be considered for population-level outreach globally to improve flu vaccination rates.

Rachel Chandra, PharmD, MPH, FASHP shares methods for improving adherence to lipid lowering therapies discussed at the AHA 2024 Scientific Sessions.

Christian Ruff, MD, MPH shared the results of the AZALEA-TIMI 71 trial.

Leonard Egede, MD, MS, FACP discussed the association of historical redlining and contemporary structural racism on life expectancy.

Rebekah Walker, PhD raises awareness of the long-lasting health implications caused by historic redlining.