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ACE Inhibitor Not Protective Against Heart Damage from Chemotherapy

DAIC

The PROACT study reported no impact on cardiotoxicity biomarkers or secondary endpoints related to heart function among patients who took high doses of enalapril, an ACE inhibitor, along with high doses of anthracyclines. The mean dose of enalapril among those who were randomized to take the ACE inhibitor was 17.7mg.

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Should ACE Inhibitors and ARBs Be Continued Perioperatively?

NEJM Journal Watch - Cardiology

NEJM Journal Watch reviews over 250 scientific and medical journals to present important clinical research findings and insightful commentary

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Digital Consults to Enhance Heart Failure Treatment: The ADMINISTER Trial

Cardiology Update

This includes beta-blockers, ACE inhibitors, ARBs, ARNIs, MRAs, and SGLT2 inhibitors. The 2021 European Society of Cardiology guidelines recommend guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) for patients with HF with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF).

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Diagnosis and management of resistant hypertension

Heart BMJ

Resistant hypertension is a condition where blood pressure levels remain elevated above target despite changes in lifestyle and concurrent use of at least three antihypertensive agents, including a long-acting calcium channel blocker (CCB), a blocker of the renin-angiotensin system (ACE inhibitor or angiotensin receptor blocker) and a diuretic.

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What does the angiogram show? The Echo? The CT coronary angiogram? How do you explain this?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Contemporary research studies of MINOCA have evaluated the prognosis of these patients, reporting a 12-month all-cause mortality of 4.7% (95% confidence interval, 2.6–6.9), Contemporary research studies of MINOCA have evaluated the prognosis of these patients, reporting a 12-month all-cause mortality of 4.7% (95% confidence interval, 2.6–6.9),

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Heart Failure – Does Testosterone Hold the Key?

Dr. Sanjay Gupta

Heart failure is one of the most researched conditions in all of medicine and happily we now have lots of very beneficial therapies which can improve both quality of life and prognosis.

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Upon arrival to the emergency department, a senior emergency physician looked at the ECG and said "Nothing too exciting."

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Contemporary research studies of MINOCA have evaluated the prognosis of these patients, reporting a 12-month all-cause mortality of 4.7% (95% confidence interval, 2.6–6.9), Contemporary research studies of MINOCA have evaluated the prognosis of these patients, reporting a 12-month all-cause mortality of 4.7% (95% confidence interval, 2.6–6.9),

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