Search results for "Heart Failure"
New warnings on benzodiazepines
This column reviews details on recent recalls, warnings, and approvals.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/11/new-warnings-on-benzodiazepines.htm
1 Nov 2020
Early beta-blocker use may reduce 30-day mortality in patients with acute MI
Patients receiving early beta-blockers had a 30-day mortality rate of 2.3%, compared with 8.6% in those who did not, the study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/09/27/4.htm
27 Sep 2016
Help elderly patients catch their zzz's
Sleep problems are common, but not inevitable, as people age.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/01/help-elderly-patients-catch-their-zzzs.htm
1 Jan 2021
Digoxin may be linked to increased mortality risk
Digoxin may be associated with increased mortality risk, especially in patients with atrial fibrillation, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/05/12/5.htm
12 May 2015
Updated boxed warning for arthritis, ulcerative colitis drugs
This column reviews details on recent recalls, alerts, and approvals.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/11/updated-boxed-warning-for-arthritis-ulcerative-colitis-drugs.htm
1 Nov 2021
Guideline updated to include new drugs for stage C heart failure with reduced ejection fraction
Among other recommendations, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, angiotensin II receptor blockers, or an angiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibitor, along with a beta-blocker and an aldosterone antagonist, is the new recommended therapy to reduce morbidity and mortality in patients with chronic symptomatic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/05/24/2.htm
24 May 2016
How to handle uncertainty
Studies have yet to tease out how physicians' tolerance of uncertainty affects their behavior and decision making, and even their sense of burnout.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/02/how-to-handle-uncertainty.htm
1 Feb 2023
Beta-blockers not associated with lower risk of death after acute MI in patients without heart failure, study finds
The insignificant effect of beta-blockers on survival was also apparent at one month and six months after discharge, as well as in separate analyses of patients with STEMI and NSTEMI.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2017/06/06/5.htm
6 Jun 2017
A living guideline for depression treatment
ACP recommends choosing between a second-generation antidepressant or cognitive behavioral therapy for adults in the acute phase of moderate to severe major depressive disorder.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/06/a-living-guideline-for-depression-treatment.htm
1 Jun 2023
Effects of heart failure therapies on quality of life compared
Sacubitril/valsartan may improve limitations in physical and social activities that are important to patients with heart failure, researchers noted.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/04/10/1.htm
10 Apr 2018