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

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SGLT2 inhibitor approval 'turning point' for underserved heart failure population

20 June 2022, 2:10pm

Empagliflozin (Jardiance) is the first licensed treatment...

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Fish oil drug provisionally approved by NICE for cardiovascular prevention

10 June 2022, 3:23pm

Prescribers may soon be able to routinely prescribe...

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Free webinar: are COPD and CVD ‘two sides of the same coin’?

25 May 2022, 11:17am

MIMS Learning is hosting a free webinar on 13 June...

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

26 May 2022, 7:37am

Novel oral anticoagulants for the prevention of stroke

13 June 2018, 1:26pm

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)

21 March 2022, 9:30am

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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