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

Don't stop statins in elderly, say researchers

7 August 2019, 4:47pm

Stopping statins after the age of 75 could increase...

No need to restrict dietary vitamin K intake in patients on warfarin, say researchers

26 June 2019, 1:07pm

Increasing dietary vitamin K intake may be beneficial...

Prescribers advised not to use newer anticoagulants in patients with antiphospholipid syndrome

24 June 2019, 2:05pm

Direct-acting oral anticoagulants (DOACs) should not...

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.

Anti-Anginal Preparations, Summary by Pharmacological Class

9 August 2019, 8:55am

Novel Oral Anticoagulants for the Prevention of Stroke

13 June 2018, 3:47pm

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

Clinical Management of Primary Hypertension in Adults (NICE Guideline)

3 October 2011, 9:30am

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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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