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. 2nd October 2009 The Chief Medical Officer’s Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Implementation Working Group and eLearning for Healthcare have published a web-based education resource (e-VTE) designed to help raise awareness […]
Category Archives: Cardiovascular disease
NPC Archive Item: What blood pressure target in hypertension, and which drug to try first?
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. 2nd October 2009 Two Cochrane reviews have addressed these questions. The review of blood pressure (BP) targets for hypertension concluded that treating patients to achieve BPs of less than […]
NPC Archive Item: Reducing heart rate, not increasing beta-blocker dose, improves survival in heart failure
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. 22 September 2009 This meta-analysis found that heart rate reduction was significantly associated with survival benefit in patients in beta-blocker chronic heart failure trials, whereas the dose of beta-blocker […]
NPC Archive Item: Clopidogrel plus PPIs: doubts about clinical relevance of interaction
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. 11th September 2009 This analysis of two studies found that, although PPIs attenuated the in-vitro antiplatelet effects of clopidogrel and prasugrel▼, the combination was not associated with an increased […]
NPC Archive Item: A BP target for systolic blood pressure of 130mmHg?
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. 21 August 2009 The Cardio-Sis study found that tight control of systolic hypertension (<130mmHg) decreased the likelihood of left ventricular hypertrophy and a composite of clinical events, compared with […]
NPC Archive Item: Introduction of generic clopidogrel 75mg tablets
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. 12th August 2009 Summary Recently, a number of generic versions of clopidogrel (as either the hydrochloride or besilate salt) have been introduced to the UK market. The existing branded […]
NPC Archive Item: Early revascularisation offers little over intensive medical therapy in type 2 diabetes
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. 21st July 2009 This large trial found no benefit in rates of survival or major vascular events from early versus later revascularisation in people with type 2 diabetes and […]
NPC Archive Item: Independent validation of QRISK supports its superiority over Framingham in the UK population
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. 21st July 2009 This independent validation of the QRISK tool found that QRISK showed better calibration and better discrimination in predicting CV risk than the Framingham-based tool currently recommended […]
NPC Archive Item: July Drug Safety Update from MHRA/CHM
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 Drug Safety Update is an NHS Evidence accredited provider 7th July 2009 The MHRA and CHM have published the July edition of Drug Safety Update. This issue gives […]
NPC Archive Item: Clinical trials may underestimate the incidence of statin-related myopathy
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. 3rd July 2009 A narrative review estimates that the incidence of statin-related myopathy in practice is higher than might be expected from data reported in clinical trials. Although a […]