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Novel pharmacological approaches to lowering blood pressure and managing hypertension

Nature Reviews - Cardiology

In this Review, Dhaun and colleagues discuss the reasons for poor control of hypertension, such as therapeutic inertia and poor patient adherence, as well as novel pharmacological approaches to blood pressure lowering.

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Integrated meta-analysis and network pharmacology analysis: evaluation of Zhigancao decoction as treatment for diabetic cardiomyopathy

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Meanwhile, the utilization of ZGCD during intervention was more effective in reducing SBP, and DBP. In addition, the ZGCD showed potential in reducing the occurrence of adverse events.

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Non-Pharmacologic Therapies to Reduce Morbidity, Improve Function of Patients With HF

American College of Cardiology

A recent State-of-the-Art Review published in JACC: Heart Failure provides evidence-based recommendations on how to best optimize the care of patients with heart failure (HF) through non-pharmacological strategies.

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Contemporary pharmacological treatment and management of heart failure

Nature Reviews - Cardiology

Nature Reviews Cardiology, Published online: 26 March 2024; doi:10.1038/s41569-024-00997-0 In this Review, Bozkurt provides an overview of the management of patients with heart failure across the full range of left ventricular ejection fraction, derived from the recommendations in the latest US and European guidelines.

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Piperine Shows Potential Pharmacological Benefit for NAFLD, Early Cirrhosis

HCPLive

Consuming a 5mg piperine capsule once daily for 12 weeks was linked to several pharmacological improvements in patients with NAFLD.

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Optimizing Psychological Health Across the Perinatal Period: An Update on Maternal Cardiovascular Health: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

Journal of the American Heart Association

In this scientific statement from the American Heart Association, we redefine maternal cardiovascular health to include psychological health, provide robust evidence on the association of psychological health with cardiovascular outcomes, highlight the social and environmental underpinnings, and finally, offer guidance about how to integrate psychological (..)

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Current Mouse Models of Intracranial Aneurysms: Analysis of Pharmacological Agents Used to Induce Aneurysms and Their Impact on Translational Research

Journal of the American Heart Association

Hence, to date, no single pharmacological option exists to treat them. Genetic modification in a mouse model of IAs, including deletion or overexpression of a particular gene, provides an excellent means for examining basic mechanisms behind disease pathophysiology and developing novel pharmacological approaches.