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Effective drug treatments for heart disease can help lower blood pressure or cholesterol, prevent or dissolve blood clots, relieve and prevent angina symptoms or improve the strength or rhythm of the heart's contractions.
Follow the links below to find information relating to drug treatments for heart disease.
Updated January 2008
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Lowering cholesterol
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Australian Prescriber
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Lowering the person's cholesterol will lower their risk of heart disease.
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Oct 2008
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How to treat hypercholesterolaemia
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Australian Prescriber
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Elevated LDL cholesterol is a major risk factor for coronary heart disease and is the major target of therapy to prevent coronary events.
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Oct 2008
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Angina treatments
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myDr
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Most angina medications either make the heart pump more slowly or improve blood flow to the heart.
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Jun 2008
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Heart disease and HT
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The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
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The Jean Hailes Foundation answers your questions about the findings of the Women's Health Initiative Estrogen plus Progestin Study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine August 7, 2003.
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May 2008
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Congestive heart failure
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Better Health Channel
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Congestive heart failure occurs when the heart cannot pump enough blood to satisfy the needs of the body. The most common cause of congestive heart failure is coronary heart disease. Treatment options include medications, lifestyle changes and surgery.
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Nov 2007
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Treating blocked arteries (Comments for consumers)
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Australian Prescriber
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When a coronary artery gets blocked it can cause a heart attack. After a blockage is removed a device called a stent may be used to keep the artery open.
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Aug 2007
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Antiplatelet therapy after coronary occlusion
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Australian Prescriber
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Platelets are pivotal in the pathogenesis of acute coronary syndrome and in the complications following the implantation of coronary stents.
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Aug 2007
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Triglycerides
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myDr
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Find out about triglycerides, a type of fat found in your blood.
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Mar 2007
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Heart failure overview
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myDr
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Heart failure means the heart has a reduced ability to pump blood around the body.
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Jul 2006
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Amiodarone
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| Publisher: |
Australian Prescriber
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Amiodarone is the most effective antiarrhythmic drug available. It is a difficult and challenging drug to use in clinical practice. This is because of its very prolonged half-life and because of its multiple adverse effects.
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Dec 2005
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Use of evidence-based management for acute coronary syndrome
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New Zealand Guidelines Group (NZGG)
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This study compared the management of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) for patients admitted to Dunedin Coronary Care with evidence-based recommendations from the American College of Cardiology / American Heart Association in 1999 and 2002 and with management reported in international and local registries.
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Oct 2005
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Non ST-elevation acute coronary syndromes: New Zealand Management Guidelines
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New Zealand Guidelines Group (NZGG)
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These guidelines apply to the management of patients with non-ST elevation acute coronary syndromes (NSTEACS). The purpose of these guidelines is to provide a summary of the most up to date New Zealand and overseas evidence and to make recommendations based on the evidence that will lead to the best practice for patients with NSTEACS in New Zealand.
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Oct 2005
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Angina
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myDr
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Many heart attack sufferers will have experienced the warning sign known as angina.
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Aug 2005
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Lipid management
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National Heart Foundation of Australia
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The Heart Foundation produces a comprehensive range of independent, evidence-based cardiovascular health information. Documents include Position Statement on Lipid Management (2005).
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Jan 2005
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Heart failure in an elderly man
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Clinical Management and Treatment Education (CLIMATE)
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Heart failure means that the heart pumps blood less efficiently. This is a preview of the CLIMATE treatment program for heart failure in an elderly man.
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Dec 2004
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Heart attack
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| Publisher: |
myDr
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A heart attack (myocardial infarction) occurs when the arterial blood supply to the heart muscle is blocked.
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Mar 2003
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Cisapride: more restrictions
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Australian Prescriber
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There are few gastrointestinal conditions which require treatment with cisapride. It should only be tried if patients with gastroparesis or severe gastro-oesophageal reflux have not responded to other drugs.
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Dec 2002
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A guideline for the management of heart failure: health professionals guide
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National Heart Foundation (NZ)
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This guideline makes recommendations relating to the management of patients with an established diagnosis of congestive heart failure due to systolic ventricular dysfunction. Management of diastolic dysfunction is not included.
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Dec 2001
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