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NHS urged to offer single pill to all over-50s to prevent heart attacks and strokes

Written by | 11 Mar 2025

The NHS could prevent thousands more heart attacks and strokes every year by offering everyone in the UK aged 50 and over a single “polypill” combining a statin […]

New study adds to evidence of stroke and heart attack risk with some hormonal contraceptives

Written by | 21 Feb 2025

Certain hormonal contraceptives are associated with a higher stroke and heart attack risk, finds a large study from Denmark in The BMJ today that draws on prescription records to give […]

A diabetes, heart failure, and kidney disease medication is the first of its kind to significantly reduce both heart attacks and strokes

Written by | 19 Feb 2025

Sotagliflozin, a drug recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat type 2 diabetes and kidney disease with additional cardiovascular risk factors, can significantly reduce heart […]

240-year-old drug could save UK National Health Service £100 million a year treating common heart rhythm disorder

Written by | 7 Feb 2025

A 240-year-old drug called digoxin could save the National Health Service (NHS) at least £100 million each year when treating older patients with atrial fibrillation and heart failure.  […]

Survey: While most Americans use a device to monitor their heart, few share that data with their doctor

Written by | 27 Jan 2025

Advances in technology have made it increasingly easier for people to self-monitor their heart health whether it’s via a smart device on their wrist or finger or a […]

Mexican American women less likely to take stroke prevention medications as prescribed

Written by | 6 Dec 2024

Women who have had a stroke may be less likely than men to take medications to prevent a second stroke, with Mexican American women reporting the highest rates […]

Recycled pacemakers function as well as new devices, international study suggests

Written by | 25 Nov 2024

Recycled pacemakers can function as well as new devices, a University of Michigan-led study suggests. These used and reconditioned devices have the potential to increase access to pacemaker […]

Hot news flash: Menopause can impact a woman’s heart health

Written by | 21 Oct 2024

The risk of heart disease increases with age for most people, however, for women that may be even more true. The menopause transition, those years leading up to […]

Innovative Remote Care Model Combines Tech and Pharmacists to Tame Stubborn Hypertension

Written by | 25 Sep 2024

Up to 74% of adults with treatment-resistant high blood pressure were able to get their blood pressure below 140/90 mm HG within one year through a program combining […]

Remote monitoring and pharmacist helped improve hard-to-control blood pressure

Written by | 8 Sep 2024

Up to 74% of adults with treatment-resistant high blood pressure were able to get their blood pressure below 140/90 mm HG within one year through a program combining […]

Quitting smoking nearly halves heart attack risk, cutting down does little

Written by | 3 Sep 2024

According to research presented today at ESC Congress 2024,1 patients with stable coronary artery disease who quit smoking at any timepoint after their diagnosis reduced their risk of […]

UCalgary study identifies a key role for pharmacists in stroke risk reduction

Written by | 7 Aug 2024

Atrial fibrillation (Afib) is the most common heart rhythm disorder encountered in clinical practice according to Dr. Roopinder Sandhu, MD, MPH, and the leading cause of stroke in […]

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