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Optimizing Heart Failure Management: Benefits of Aldosterone Antagonists in HFrEF

Optimizing Heart Failure Management: Benefits of Aldosterone Antagonists in HFrEF

Introduction L ess than half of eligible heart failure patients take an aldosterone antagonist like spironolactone or eplerenone. Close the gap …
Optimizing Oral Loop Diuretics in Heart Failure Management: A Step-by-Step Guide

Optimizing Oral Loop Diuretics in Heart Failure Management: A Step-by-Step Guide

Optimizing oral loop diuretics like furosemide for volume overload and edema in heart failure involves ensuring patients are on target doses of ACE i…
Preventing Acute Kidney Injury: Safe Use of NSAIDs, Diuretics, and ACEI/ARB

Preventing Acute Kidney Injury: Safe Use of NSAIDs, Diuretics, and ACEI/ARB

Triple Whammy Effect (NSAIDs, Diuretics, and ACEIs/ARBs) Acute kidney injury (AKI) risk increases when combining NSAIDs with diuretics and ACE inhi…
Optimizing ACEI and ARB Use After Acute Kidney Injury: Best Practices

Optimizing ACEI and ARB Use After Acute Kidney Injury: Best Practices

Introduction A common scenario leading to kidney injury occurs when patients on ACE inhibitors (ACEIs) or angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs) …
Managing Mild Hypertension: Cardiovascular Pharmacist Guidelines

Managing Mild Hypertension: Cardiovascular Pharmacist Guidelines

Managing mild hypertension (systolic BP 140-159 mmHg, diastolic BP 90-99 mmHg) is a topic of ongoing debate. Recent data indicates that for every 128…
Managing Chronic Hypertension in Pregnancy: Guidelines and Safe Medications

Managing Chronic Hypertension in Pregnancy: Guidelines and Safe Medications

As a cardiovascular pharmacist, questions about managing chronic hypertension in pregnancy are increasing. Factors like maternal age and obesity cont…