Overview Getting potassium levels right for heart failure patients is a balancing act due to changes in medications, diet, and kidney function.…
Overview A s a clinical pharmacist, you'll hear about using IV iron to improve heart failure symptoms. Up to 20% of heart failure patients are…
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 like furosemide for volume overload and edema in heart failure involves ensuring patients are on target doses of ACE i…
Introduction A common scenario leading to kidney injury occurs when patients on ACE inhibitors (ACEIs) or angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs) …
As cardiovascular pharmacists, the ongoing debate regarding the necessity of aiming for specific low-density lipoprotein (LDL) goals is crucial. Trad…
As a clinical pharmacy specialist, you will often get questions about managing heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) based on new gu…
In chronic kidney disease (CKD), managing medication for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) presents significant challenges. The de…