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. 9 April 2010 Preliminary recommendations from NICE restrict the use of dronedarone (Multaq®▼) to a limited group of patients with AF. This group consists of those with non-permanent AF […]
Category Archives: Cardiovascular disease
NPC Archive Item: How long should clopidogrel be prescribed for after implantation of drug-eluting stents?
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. 31 March 2010 An interim analysis of data from two studies suggests no benefit for continuing to use clopidogrel in addition to aspirin for more than 12 months after […]
NPC Archive Item: Disappointing results for cangrelor in patients undergoing PCI
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. 29 March 2010 Intravenous cangrelor has failed to show a benefit on the primary end point of a composite of death, myocardial infarction (MI) or ischaemia-driven revascularisation 48 hours […]
NPC Archive Item: NICE: no specific recommendations now on choice of tool for use in CV risk estimation
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. 29 March 2010 NICE has reissued its guideline on cardiovascular risk assessment and lipid modification (CG67) removing the recommendation to use a specific method for risk estimation (based on […]
NPC Archive Item: Small local ‘snapshot’ study should not discourage use of low cost statins
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 March 2010 A study of administrative data from one PCT suggested that practices which tended to use more lower-cost statins had slightly fewer patients with a total cholesterol […]
NPC Archive Item: Which antihypertensive drug to use after a diuretic: an ACE-inhibitor or beta-blocker seems preferable to a calcium channel blocker
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. 19 March 2010 This case control study of lower CV risk patients found that, compared to the combination of diuretic plus beta-blocker, patients taking diuretic plus calcium channel blocker […]
NPC Archive Item: Variation in blood pressure is an independent risk factor for stroke, but does it affect drug choice in hypertension?
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. 19 March 2010 We know already that having raised blood pressure increases the risk of stroke. Recent studies suggest that variation in blood pressure is also an independent risk […]
NPC Archive Item: Statins and risk of 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. 01 March 2010 This meta-analysis found statin therapy was associated with a small increase in the absolute risk of developing diabetes. However, for people in whom statin therapy is […]
NPC Archive Item: One-year follow up data for bivalirudin▼ in patients with high-risk STEMI
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. 25 February 2010 The HORIZONS-AMI trial assessed high-risk patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). One year follow-up data to this study suggest […]
NPC Archive Item: NICE publishes guidance on VTE prevention in adult patients in hospital
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. 8 February 2010 NICE has published new guidance which aims to reduce the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in patients admitted to hospital, including day case patients. VTE includes […]