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Systematic Reviews of Drug Treatments for Heart Disease
Follow the links below to find summaries of systematic reviews of the evidence for the effectiveness of drug treatments for heart disease.
Reviewed February 2011
42 Resources Found
| Title: | Antiplatelet agents and anticoagulants for hypertension |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Daily aspirin reduces the incidence of heart attacks to a small degree, but increases the incidence of major bleeding events to a similar degree in patients treated for high blood pressure who have not had a prior stroke or heart attack. In patients wit... |
| Date: | Jun 2011 |
| Title: | Digitalis for treatment of heart failure in patients in sinus rhythm |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Digitalis is a drug that is extracted from the leaves of the foxglove plant. It contains substances that stimulate heart muscle. The drug has been used for over two centuries to treat heart failure, a condition caused by inability of injured hearts to p... |
| Date: | Apr 2011 |
| Title: | Statins for acute coronary syndrome |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Long-term therapy with statins (for at least one year) has been shown to reduce the risk of heart attack, stroke, and all cause mortality in patients with and without established coronary heart disease. The early period following an acute coronary syndr... |
| Date: | Jun 2010 |
| Title: | Prophylactic surgical ligation of patent ductus arteriosus for prevention of mortality and morbidity in extremely low birth weight infants |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | There is no evidence to support the use of prophylactic surgical ligation of the patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in the management of the preterm infants. The ductus arteriosus is a blood vessel that is open during fetal life and connects blood flow from... |
| Title: | Platelet glycoprotein IIb/IIIa blockers during percutaneous coronary intervention and as the initial medical treatment of non-ST segment elevation acute coronary syndromes |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | During the last two decades, doctors have been looking for the best treatment to prevent clots in the coronary arteries of patients with coronary heart disease. This review summarises the results of 48 studies which used a potent class of intravenous an... |
| Date: | Apr 2010 |
| Title: | Ibuprofen for the treatment of patent ductus arteriosus in preterm and/or low birth weight infants |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | A common complication for very preterm (premature) or very small babies is PDA (patent ductus arteriosus). PDA is an open channel between the lungs and heart. It should close after birth, but sometimes remains open because of the baby's premature stage ... |
| Date: | Feb 2010 |
| Title: | Continuous infusion versus intermittent bolus doses of indomethacin for patent ductus arteriosus closure in symptomatic preterm infants |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) occurs when an artery near the heart and lungs stays open and does not close off after birth. Babies born early (preterm) have an increased risk of complications and death due to PDA. Indomethacin has been used to close th... |
| Date: | Jan 2010 |
| Title: | Different anthracycline derivates for reducing cardiotoxicity in cancer patients |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Anthracyclines are among the most effective chemotherapy treatments available for various types of cancer. However, there is a risk of damage to the heart depending on the cumulative dose. In an effort to prevent heart damage different anthracycline der... |
| Date: | Nov 2009 |
| Title: | Intravenous immunoglobulin for presumed viral myocarditis in children and adults |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Acute myocarditis involves inflammatory cell infiltration of the myocardium, and is thought to most commonly begin as a viral infection. The disease affects all ages. Based on multiple case reports and case series, IVIG has become part of routine practi... |
| Date: | Sep 2009 |
| Title: | Effect of early treatment with anti-hypertensive drugs on short and long-term mortality in patients with an acute cardiovascular event |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Reducing blood pressure with drugs has been a strategy used in patients suffering from an acute event in the heart or in the brain, such as heart attack or stroke. There is controversy whether these drugs should be used in the immediate period of these ... |
| Date: | Aug 2009 |
| Title: | Antibiotics for brain abscesses in people with cyanotic congenital heart disease |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Serious congenital heart disease leads to abnormal blood flow through the heart and lungs. This results in an inability to carry enough oxygen around the body which makes patients blue (cyanotic) and severely limits their physical activity. People with ... |
| Date: | Jul 2009 |
| Title: | Factor Xa inhibitors for acute coronary syndromes |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | The use of unfractionated heparin and low molecular weight heparins greatly reduces the risk of mortality and morbidity in acute coronary syndromes. However, their use has been associated with a risk of adverse events such as major bleeding, which has p... |
| Date: | May 2009 |
| Title: | Erythropoiesis-stimulating agents for anaemia in chronic heart failure patients |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Chronic heart failure is a disorder in which the heart is unable to pump blood and deliver oxygen adequately throughout the body. Patients with heart failure may also suffer from anaemia, a condition of reduced red blood cells and diminished ability o... |
| Date: | Mar 2009 |
| Title: | Salicylate for the treatment of Kawasaki disease in children |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Kawasaki disease is an inflammation of the blood vessels (vasculitis) which predominantly affects young children, under the age of five years. It was first recognised in children in Japan and is the most common cause of acquired heart disease in childre... |
| Date: | Feb 2009 |
| Title: | Shengmai (a traditional Chinese herbal medicine) for heart failure |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Shengmai is a traditional Chinese herbal medicine that has long been used for the treatment of heart failure and ischemic heart disease. It is a mixture of three herbal components. Constituent herbs of shengmai include Panax ginseng, Ophiopogon japonicu... |
| Date: | Feb 2009 |
| Title: | Alpha-2 adrenergic agonists for the prevention of cardiac complications among patients undergoing surgery |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Heart-related complications can lead to death and long hospital stays after surgery. These complications may occur, in part, because surgery stresses the heart. Alpha-2 adrenergic agonists are medicines that may prevent these complications by protecting... |
| Date: | Aug 2008 |
| Title: | Early invasive versus conservative strategies for unstable angina and non-ST elevation myocardial infarction in the stent era |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Patients with prolonged or recurrent chest pain may have a condition called unstable angina or suffer a certain type of heart attack called non-ST elevation myocardial infarction. These conditions can be managed with two main treatment strategies. Sever... |
| Date: | Aug 2008 |
| Title: | Diuretics for heart failure |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Chronic heart failure (CHF) (also called congestive heart failure, cardiac failure and heart failure) is a disorder in which the heart loses its ability to pump blood efficiently throughout the body. The oxygen and nutrients in the blood provide the bod... |
| Date: | Jun 2008 |
| Title: | Beta-blockers for congestive heart failure in children |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | The term congestive heart failure describes a disorder in which the heart is unable to sufficiently and efficiently pump blood through the body. Depending on the severity of the condition, this causes breathlessness and fatigue due to insufficient oxyge... |
| Date: | Jun 2008 |
| Title: | Chinese herbal medicine suxiao jiuxin wan for angina pectoris |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Angina pectoris is pain or discomfort within the chest, typically provoked by exertion or anxiety. Angina is a sign that someone is at increased risk of heart attack, cardiac arrest or sudden cardiac death. The aim of treatment for angina is to control ... |
| Date: | Nov 2007 |
