News and Updates for Healthcare Professionals

BP Meds Should Begin Promptly, New ACC/AHA Guidelines Say

The target blood pressure level for adults remains below 130/80 mm Hg, but drug therapy should be initiated sooner, according to new guidelines published Thursday by the American Heart Association (AHA) and American College of Cardiology (ACC). Eleven other medical organizations endorsed the new guidelines, which replace those issued in…
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Integration of Palliative Care into Heart Failure Care: Consensus-Based Recommendations from the Heart Failure Society of America

Heart failure (HF) is characterized by significant symptoms, compromised quality of life, frequent hospital admissions, and high mortality rates; palliative care (PC) is, therefore, highly relevant for patients with HF and their clinicians. Multiple guidelines and consensus statements recommend the provision of PC alongside HF management. However, few resources exist…
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View the recent Webinar from the Primary Care Collaborative and American College of Clinical Pharmacy’s on Managing Chronic Conditions with Team-Based, Whole-Person Primary Care.

On May 20, the Primary Care Collaborative (PCC) and American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) held a webinar exploring the powerful role coordinated, team-based approaches to whole-person primary care can play in battling against chronic illnesses, such as Type II diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
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Higher blood pressure targets for hypertension in older adults

This is an update of the original Cochrane review, published in 2017. Eight out of 10 major antihypertensive trials in adults, 65 years of age or older, attempted to achieve a target systolic blood pressure (BP) of < 160 mmHg. Collectively, these trials demonstrated cardiovascular benefit for treatment, compared to…
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