Measurement of renal function in patients starting on angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors within one week after commencement of treatment or dose adjustment is compulsory, and failure to do so would…
An audit in general practice – Getting a GRASP on heart failure
…licensed for HF use. Case notes were targeted for review if patients were taking just a loop diuretic or two or more HF medications. Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEi) and Angiotensin…
Statin prescribing in Europe: a comparison of differences and potential impact on health outcomes
The benefit of treatment with HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (statins) is unquestioned, with multiple studies over the last 20 years having shown that statins improve cardiovascular (CV) outcomes.1 Although all statins…