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attention on the prepregnancy period as a critical life period for optimization of cardiovascular health is needed. This scientific statement applies a life course and intergenerational framework to measure, modify, and monitor prepregnancy cardiovascular health. All clinicians who interact with pregnancy-...
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3. Monitor vital signs closely before and during uptitration, including postural changes in blood pressure or heart rate, particularly in patients with orthostatic symptoms, bradycardia, and/or “low” systolic blood pressure (e.g., 80 to 100 mm Hg). 4. Alternate adjustments of different med...
• Provide support for a quality assurance staff person (e.g., nurse) to monitor complications • Minimal institutional performance activity of 200 interventions per year with the ideal minimum of 400 interventions per year • Interventional program director who has a career experience of >500...
By inhibiting the binding of PCSK9 to LDLR, Repatha increases the number of LDLRs available to clear LDL from the blood, thereby lowering LDL-C levels. Repatha has been studied for 12 years in 50 clinical trials with over 51,000 patients. Repatha is approved in more than 75 coun...
the AHA has conducted triennial surveys to monitor national trends in awareness of heart disease among women.2–5 Several other organizations have also promoted awareness of heart disease in women, including the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Heart Truth campaign, initiated in 2001, and...
Initial examination of patients presenting with HF should include assessment of the patient’s volume status, orthostatic blood pressure changes, measurement of weight and height, and calculation of body mass index (Level of Evidence: C). Assessment should be made at each visit of the volume statu...
Sections on drug therapy have been confined to human studies with compounds approved for clinical use in North America and/or Europe. As data on the management of patients prone to AF in special circumstances are more robust, recommendations are based on a higher level of evidence than in the...