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- Background and Miscellaneous Information
- Information from reputable sources, such as the National Heart, Lung,
and Blood Institute, AHCPR, etc.
- Information about Specific Types of Cardiovascular
Disease
- Access information on PharmInfoNet and elsewhere on specific types
of cardiovascular disease.
- Articles
- An archive of articles from publications such as the CardioConsult
Reviews, Med-Brief, Medical Sciences Bulletin,
PNN Pharmacotherapy Line, etc.
- Research News from Medical Meetings
- Highlights from medical meetings of professional societies such as
the American Society of Hypertension.
- Discussion Archives
- An archive of discussions form the CARDIO-CONSULT e-mail discussion
group.
- Drugs Used in the Treatment of Cardiovascular
Disease
- Links to entries in DrugDB, PharmInfoNet's acclaimed database
of information about specific drugs.
- Other Sources of Information
- Links to newsgroups, e-mail lists, and Websites focused on cardiovascular
information.
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Background and Miscellaneous Information
- NATIONAL CHOLESTEROL EDUCATION PROGRAM
- The Second Report of the Expert Panel on Detection,
Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults (Adult
Treatment Panel II, or ATP II) presents the National Cholesterol Education
Program's updated recommendations for cholesterol management.
- DASH Diet
- This eating plan is from the "Dietary Approaches to
Stop Hypertension" (DASH) clinical study. The research was funded by
the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), with additional
support by the National Center for Research Resources and the Office
of Research on Minority Health, all units of the National Institutes
of Health. DASH's final results appear in the April 17, 1997, issue
of The New England Journal of Medicine. The results show that the DASH
"combination diet" lowered blood pressure and, so, may help prevent
and control high blood pressure. (Also see press release: Dietary Approach Significantly Lowers
Blood Pressure).
- Cholesterol Information Center
- The Cholesterol Information Center provides links
to articles, medical meeting highlights, anti-cholesterol drugs and
other information about Hypercholesterolemia.
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- Facts About Heart Disease and Women
- Facts About Heart Failure - FAQs
- Congestive Heart Failure Data Fact
Sheet
- Aspirin
- 'An Aspirin a Day...' -- Just a Cliché?
- FDA APPROVES NEW PRESCRIBED USES
FOR ASPIRIN
- Aspirin FAQs for Physicians
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Information about Specific Types of Cardiovascular Disease
Hyperlinks to Articles, Drug Information, and Cardiovascular
resources within PharmInfoNet and elsewhere on the Internet. Be sure to
visit this extensive collection of links to specific resources conveniently
organized by disease or medical condition.
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Articles
 AHCPR Research
Activities
CardioConsult
Reviews
- ACE Inhibitor
Drugs Prevent Fatal Second Heart Attacks - Mar 99
- Addition of Drug
to Stenting Improves Coronary Intervention Outcomes - Aug 99
- ACE Inhibitors: Are They Being Used Frequently
Enough After MI? - Sep 98
- Adverse Effects
of Ticlopidine Following Coronary Stenting - Mar 99
- After Revascularization,
Women Fare Better than Men - Oct 98
- Are Higher Doses
of HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitors Cost-Effective? - Apr 98
- Are Home Blood
Pressure Monitoring Devices Accurate? - Jan 98
- Are Troponin
T and Troponin I Better Than ECG as Predictors of Adverse Coronary Events?
- Jan 98
- A Shoulder to
Lean On Is Important for the Elderly After Heart Failure - May 98
- Beta-Blockers Are Underused in AMI Patients
- Sep 98
- Beta-Blockers Are Underused in the Elderly
- Sep 98
- Beta Blockers
Studied in HF - Apr 99
- Bimonthly Boosts
of Aspirin Are Good for the Heart - Mar 98
- Blood Clotting
and Heart Attack Risk: It's in the Genes - Feb 98
- Blood Glucose
in Nondiabetics: Too Much Increases Cardiovascular Risk - Apr 98
- Blood Pressure
and Salt-Sensitivity: Is It in the Genes? - Oct 98
- Bring on the
Bananas: Potassium Can Regulate Blood Pressure - Mar 98
- C-Reactive Protein Predicts Outcome in Unstable Angina - Jan 00
- Calcium-channel
Blockers for Diabetics with Hypertension - Mar 99
- Can a Visit to
the Doctor Raise Blood Pressure in Anxious Patients? - Feb 98
- Can Aspirin Cause
Stroke? - 22 June 1998
- Can Patients
with Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators Use Cellular Phones?
- Apr 98
- Can the Risk
of Restenosis After Coronary Stent Placement Be Predicted? - Jan
98
- Can Garlic Delay
Stiffening of the Aorta? - Feb 98
- Can Estrogen Protect Against Stroke? -
Sep 98
- Can Mental Stress Testing Predict Heart Disease? -
Jan 00
- Can Statin Drugs Cause Peripheral Neuropathy?
- Sep 98
- Cardiomyopathy...Asymptomatic
Relatives May Have Heart Problems, Too - Mar 98
- Common Respiratory
Virus Linked to Heart Muscle Damage - Apr 99
- Congestive Heart Failure May Be Underreported in the US - Feb 00
- Coronary Heart
Disease Mortality Continues to Decline - Oct 98
- Could Unfiltered Coffee Increase Heart Disease Risk? - Feb 00
- Cutting Balloon Angioplasty Does Not Reduce In-Stent Restenosis - Feb 00
- Daily Psyllium May Lower Cholesterol Levels - Feb 00
- Do Enteroviruses
Play a Role in Myocarditis and Cardiomyopathy? - Feb 98
- Do Low-Dose
Oral Contraceptives Increase Stroke Risk? - Dec 98
- Do MI Patients
Fare Better When Treated by Cardiologists? - Dec 98
- Does Combination
Hormone Replacement Therapy Protect Against Heart Disease? - May
98
- Do Implanted
Defibrillators Save Lives of Patients at Risk of Sudden Death? -
Jan 98
- Do Lower Dosages
of Beta-Blockers Work Just Fine? - Apr 98
- Do People with
Average Cholesterol Levels Benefit from Lovastatin? - 22 June 1998
- Do Sex, Age,
and Clinical Diagnosis Influence Heparin Dose Requirements? - Jan
98
- Do Statin Drugs
Reduce the Risk of Stroke and Total Mortality? - Jan 98
- Do Women Who
Snore Have a Higher Risk of Hypertension and Heart Disease? - Apr
99
- Does a DNR Order Mean an Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Can be Deactivated? - Feb 00
- Does Heart Attack
Frequency Vary by Season? - 22 June 1998
- Does High-Dose
Epinephrine Improve Outcome After Cardiac Arrest? - Dec 98
- Does Obesity
Increase the Risk of CABG Complications? - 22 June 1998
- Does Personality
Influence Outcome After a Heart Attack? - Feb 98
- Does Plasma Viscosity
Increase Heart Disease Risk? - 22 June 1998
- Does Stent Structure
Affect Intracoronary Radiation Used to Prevent Restenosis? - Dec
98
- Does Strenuous
Exercise Protect Against Arrhythmias in the Elderly? - May 98
- Does Stress Cause Carotid Atherosclerosis in
Women? - Sep 98
- Eating Rye Bread May Reduce Cholesterol - Feb 00
- Education Levels
and the Risk of Heart Disease in Women - Mar 99
- Effects of Alcohol
Intake on Heart Disease Risk in Diabetics - Aug 99
- Electrocardiogram
(ECG) Evaluation for Chest Pain Heart Risk - Mar 99
- Erythromycin
Increases Risk of Arrhythmias in Women - Dec 98
- Estrogen and
the Risk of Heart Disease in Women - Apr 99
- Family Ties in
Cardiomyopathy... - Mar 98
- Geographic Variation
in the Treatment of Acute Myocardial Infarction - Mar 99
- H. pylori
Infection Increases Heart Disease Risk - 22 June 1998
- Heart Attack:
It Can Strike the Young, Too - May 98
- Heart Disease:
A Different Story for Women Than for Men? - Apr 98
- How Do Body
Fat Changes Correlate with Lipid Changes? - Dec 98
- How Do Dietary Electrolytes Affect Blood Pressure?
- Sep 98
- How Do Different Thrombolytic Agents Affect Platelet Function?
- Jan 00
- How Do Life Experiences Influence Cardiovascular Risk?
- Feb 00
- How Do Patients with In-Stent Restenosis Fare? - Jan 00
- How Do You Know
Which Antiarrhythmic Drug to Choose? - Apr 98
- How Does Alcohol Lower Heart Disease Risk? - Jan 00
- How Does On-Site
Cardiac Catheterization Influence Cost and Outcome? - Dec 98
- How Does the
Renin System Affect Blood Pressure Reduction with Salt Restriction?
- Dec 98
- How Many Lives
Could Be Saved by Public Access Defibrillation? - May 98
- Job-related Stress
and Cardiovascular Disease in Men and Women - Apr 99
- In Coronary
Stent Placement, Practice Makes Perfect - Dec 98
- Inflammation and Infection: Players in Coronary
Artery Disease? - Sep 98
- Internal Mammary Artery vs. Saphenous Vein
Grafts:
- Is Alcohol Related
to Atherosclerosis? - 22 June 1998
- Is Anticoagulation
Therapy Cost-Effective for Atrial Fibrillation in the Elderly? -
Oct 98
- Is Enalapril
Safer Than Nisoldipine in Hypertensive Diabetics? - Apr 98
- Is the Risk of
Recurrent Venous Thromboembolism Dependent On Achieving a Therapeutic
aPTT Result at 24 to 48 Hours? - Jan 98
- Is It Feasible
to Do Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation on an Outpatient Basis? -
Feb 98
- Is Too Much Iron
in the Blood Related to Heart Attack? - May 98
- IV Heparin May
Be of Little Use for Heart Attack in the Elderly - 22 June 1998
- Japanese Study Shows that Walnuts Can Reduce Cholesterol Levels - Feb 00
- Lipoprotein(a)
Does Not Act Alone in Heart Disease - Apr 98
- Low-Dose Contraceptives
Don't Increase MI Risk - Oct 98
- Lower-than-expected Rates of
Mitral-valve Prolapse - Aug 99
- More Evidence
for Heart-Healthy Fish - Feb 98
- More Support for Folic Acid to Lower Homocysteine - Jan 00
- Myocardial Infarction
in Women: As in Men, Genes Play a Role - May 98
- Myocardial Perfusion
Imaging for Heart Risk Evaluation - Mar 99
- Nesiritide: Drug
Therapy for Rapid Improvement in Heart Failure Symptoms - Aug 99
- New Findings
on Drug Therapy for Severe Heart Failure - Aug 99
- New Report Presents
Update on the Management of High Blood Pressure - Feb 98
- Oral Contraceptives
and Cardiovascular Disease: Are the Available Studies Good Enough?
- May 98
- Percutaneous
Transmyocardial Revascularization for Angina - Apr 99
- Possible Link
Between Depression and Heart Disease Risk - Apr 99
- Post-MI Patients
Just Not Getting the Medications - Apr 99
- Radial versus
Femoral Access for Stenting: Which Is Better? - Oct 98
- Recurrent Primary
Cerebral Hemorrhage: Why Does It Happen, and How Often? - Oct 98
- Researchers Identify
Gene that May Decrease LDL Cholesterol - Jun 98
- Role of Infection
in the Development of Heart Disease - Apr 99
- Secondhand Smoke
and Atherosclerosis: Is There a Link? - Feb 98
- Should Low Molecular Weight Heparin Be Used
as an Adjunct to Thrombolytic Therapy for AMI? - Sep 98
- Statin Drug Therapy
vs. Angioplasty Reducing CHD Risk - Aug 99
- Stress-Induced
Cardiac Ischemia and Death Risk in Cardiac Patients - Apr 99
- Stroke in Young
Adults: The Influence of Plasma Fibrinogen - Dec 98
- Stroke May Be
40% More Common Than We Thought - Mar 98
- Study Results
Failing to Change Primary Care of AMI - Mar 99
- Study Shows Brain
Atrophy May Lower Blood Pressure in the Elderly - Oct 98
- Survey Says...Multiple
Stenting Is Okay - Mar 98
- Survival from CHD Worse in Winter than Summer - Jan 00
- The "Dirty Chicken"
Hypothesis of Cardiovascular Risk Factors - May 98
- The Value of Triage Angiography -
Oct 98
- The Surface ECG: Can It Predict Myocardial Viability? Jan 00
- Tirofiban vs.
Heparin: In Unstable Angina, the Winner Is Tirofiban - 22 June 1998
- To Treat Heart
Failure, Lower Heart Rate - Mar 98
- Troponin T Test Shown to Predict AMI Outcome - Jan 00
- Two B Vitamins
Are Proven Heart-Smart - Mar 98
- Vitamin C for
Chronic Heart Failure? - Mar 98
- Warfarin and
Acetaminophen May Not Mix - Apr 98
- Warning Issued
Regarding Dihydropyridine Calcium Channel Blockers After Mibefradil
Therapy - Oct 98
- Weight Gain Over
Time Raises Blood Pressure - Feb 98
- What Are The
Recommendations For Regular Aspirin Therapy in People With Diabetes?
- Jan 98
- What is the Potential
of Antioxidant Vitamins to Prevent Atherosclerosis? - Jan 98
- What is the Relationship
Between Parental CAD and Cardiac Risk Factors Developed During Early
Adulthood? - Jan 98
- Where There's
Smoke, There's Heart Disease - May 98
- Which Patients
with Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators Can Drive? - Apr 98
- Who Gets High
Cholesterol Treatment and Who Doesn't?- Mar 98
DRUG Infoline
HIT News
Med-Brief
Medical
Sciences Bulletin
PNN Pharmacotherapy
Line
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Research News from Medical Meetings
- American Society of Hypertension, 1996
- American Society of Hypertension, 1995
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Discussion Archives
See the CARDIO-CONSULT page
for links to cardiovascular case studies and selected archive of discussions
from the CARDIO-CONSULT e-mail List. This e-mail discussion group is designed
for cardiovascular specialists.
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Drugs for Treating Cardiovascular Diseases
Follow the links to the DrugDB entries for these drugs
where you will find more information about them, or see DrugFAQs.
Drugs are listed alphabetically by generic name. Tradenames appear in
parentheses after the generic names.
Newsgroups
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