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The Canadian Cardiovascular Society has updated guidelines relating to the management of atrial fibrillation (AF); the guidelines were published online in the Canadian Journal of Cardiology.
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Small study suggests protocol could help avoid need for heart transplantation
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Clinicians should be aware of this possible adverse event and monitor patients receiving concomitant drugs that may prolong the QT interval.
News, Urological Disorders
A list of medications routinely prescribed in primary care practice that should be used cautiously or avoided in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) was compiled in a recently published study in the Annals of Pharmacotherapy.
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According to the findings of this post-hoc analysis, there appears to be a consistent clinical benefit with dapagliflozin in HFrEF patients regardless of background HF therapy.
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The most common inappropriate medications included proton pump inhibitors, alpha blockers, and NSAIDs.
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To identify medications with potential proarrhythmic association.
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According to the authors, this is the first study to identify medications most commonly reported for a specific adverse reaction using this database.
American College of Cardiology 2013
Dronedarone use resulted in lower all-cause mortality compared with other antiarrhythmic drugs with no increased risk of cardiovascular-related deaths/ hospitalizations observed in patients with atrial fibrillation (AFib), as presented at ACC.13, the American College of Cardiology's 62nd Annual Scientific Session.
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Despite an increasing emphasis on HFmrEF over the past several years, there is a lack of authoritative guidance surrounding therapeutic approaches for these patients.
