Category Archives: Cardiovascular disease

Rapid Update – April 2020: Cardiovascular: review of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) in real-world practice finds sub-optimal dosing associated with serious adverse outcomes

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Rapid Update 4 – February 2020: Cardiovascular: Increased risk of bleeding in people with atrial fibrillation taking NSAIDs with warfarin or apixaban

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Rapid Update 3 – February 2020: Cardiovascular: new study confirms abstinence from alcohol can reduce recurrence of AF episodes in regular drinkers

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Rapid Update 2 – January 2020: Cardiovascular disease: RCT finds dapagliflozin reduces hospitalisation and death in people with heart failure, including those without diabetes.

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Rapid Update 1 – January 2020: Cardiovascular disease (CVD): Systematic review finds success for pharmacist-led interventions in primary care in reducing CVD risk factors

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Rapid Update 2 – November 2019: Atrial fibrillation: Observational study finds poor adherence and persistence to oral anticoagulants in the first year of treatment

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Rapid Update 2 – May 2019: Cardiovascular disease (CVD): UK study finds sub-optimal cholesterol lowering in many patients initiating statin therapy, resulting in higher CVD risk

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Rapid Update 2 – January 2019 Influenza: Large cohort study finds influenza vaccine decreases risk of death in people with heart failure

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