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

Direct-acting oral anticoagulants set for wider use under NHS deal

30 November 2021, 3:57pm

More than half a million more people will be able to...

'Game-changing' new cholesterol-lowering drug to be given by GPs

8 September 2021, 12:44pm

Draft guidance from NICE recommends inclisiran (Leqvio)...

Irbesartan batches recalled over contamination

16 August 2021, 12:35pm

Batches of some irbesartan-containing products are...

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

10 June 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

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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