Pharmacist prescribers Linda Bryant and Leanne Te Karu discuss positive polypharmacy for heart failure. Current evidence shows the intensive implementation of four medications offers the greatest benefit to most patients with heart failure, with significant reductions in cardiovascular mortality, heart failure hospitalisations and all-cause mortality
Goodfellow Gems #59
Goodfellow Gems #59
Wednesday 5 July 2017, 12:22 PM
High dose vitamin D supplementation does not prevent CVD
In this New Zealand randomized clinical trial of 5,108 community participants,1 the cumulative incidence of cardiovascular disease for a median follow
References
1. Scragg R et al. Effect of Monthly High-Dose Vitamin D Supplementation on Cardiovascular Disease in the Vitamin D Assessment Study: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Cardiology. Published online April 5, 2017. http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamacardiology/article-abstract/2615260