NOTE – This is an archive post from the NPC and has not been updated since first publication. Therefore, some hyperlinks may no longer be working. 11 October 2011 A systematic review has found that clinic and home blood pressure (BP) measurement have insufficient accuracy to be used as a single diagnostic test and may […]

NOTE – This is an archive post from the NPC and has not been updated since first publication. Therefore, some hyperlinks may no longer be working. 29 September 2011 Following a review of its benefit-risk balance, the European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has recommended that dronedarone▼ should only […]

NOTE – This is an archive post from the NPC and has not been updated since first publication. Therefore, some hyperlinks may no longer be working. 25th August 2011 A pooled analysis of data from seven randomised controlled trials (RCTs) suggests that three months of anticoagulant treatment is generally sufficient following a venous thromboembolism (VTE) […]

NOTE – This is an archive post from the NPC and has not been updated since first publication. Therefore, some hyperlinks may no longer be working. The NICE Centre for Clinical Practice is an NHS Evidence accredited provider 19 August 2011 New NICE guidance on the management of stable angina (clinical guideline [CG] 126) has […]

NOTE – This is an archive post from the NPC and has not been updated since first publication. Therefore, some hyperlinks may no longer be working. 28 June 2011 A large meta-analysis provides evidence that angiotensin-II receptor antagonists (A2RAs) do not substantially increase the risk of MI, all-cause or CV mortality, or angina, as was […]

NOTE – This is an archive post from the NPC and has not been updated since first publication. Therefore, some hyperlinks may no longer be working. 8th February 2011 The National Heart Failure audit 2010 confirms the improvements suggested last year in the use of key treatments for heart failure, such as ACE inhibitors and beta […]

NOTE – This is an archive post from the NPC and has not been updated since first publication. Therefore, some hyperlinks may no longer be working. 13th January 2011 The EMPHASIS-HF study found that adding eplerenone▼ to recommended therapy for heart failure (HF) with left ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVSD) reduced the risk of a composite […]

NOTE – This is an archive post from the NPC and has not been updated since first publication. Therefore, some hyperlinks may no longer be working. 17 May 2011 Clopidogrel* alone is now recommended by NICE with no limits on duration of treatment in people who have had an ischaemic stroke. Modified-release (MR) dipyridamole plus aspirin […]