MIMS Cardiology Clinic

Latest news and quick-reference resources collated by the MIMS editors to support primary care prescribing for cardiovascular conditions, including angina, heart failure and hypertension.

Latest news

New lipid-lowering treatment available to prescribe

14 December 2020, 12:24pm

Bempedoic acid (Nilemdo) is a new oral treatment option...

Most statin side-effects down to 'nocebo' effect, study suggests

16 November 2020, 10:54am

90% of the symptom burden reported with statins was...

Diabetes drug approved to treat heart failure

11 November 2020, 10:57am

Forxiga (dapagliflozin) is the first SGLT2 inhibitor...

Prescribing Notes

Guide to treatment options for selected cardiovascular conditions:

Angina (including nitrates, beta-blockers and calcium channel blockers)

At-a-glance product comparison charts.

Table: Anti-Anginal Preparations, Summary by Pharmacological Class

1 January 2021, 7:37am

Table: Novel Oral Anticoagulants for the Prevention of Stroke

13 June 2018, 1:26pm

Table: ACE Inhibitors and Angiotensin II Antagonists: Monitoring in Primary Care

8 September 2020, 10:35am

Summaries of key national guidance.

Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease (Joint British Societies' Guideline)

1 December 2014, 9:00am

Lipid Modification for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease (NICE Guideline)

10 August 2016, 12:32pm

Hypertension in Adults (NICE Guideline)

13 September 2019, 9:30am

From our sister sites

Articles from

What the NICE chronic heart failure guideline means for frontline GPs
12 September 2018
Red flag symptoms: Numbness
30 October 2009
Guidance update: latest NICE guidelines on chest pain
10 January 2018

Calculators

External resources

Useful websites and online tools to support prescribing for cardiovascular conditions.

General

Cardiomyopathy

Cardiomyopathy Association

Sickle cell anaemia

Sickle Cell Society

Haemophilia

Haemophilia Society

Tools

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