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Ivabradine for treating chronic heart failure
Nov 2012Ivabradine (Procoralan, Servier Laboratories) is a heart-rate-lowering agent that selectively and specifically inhibits..
Alteplase for treating acute ischaemic stroke
Sep 2012Alteplase (Actilyse, Boehringer Ingelheim) is a tissue plasminogen activator manufactured by recombinant DNA technology...
2012 focused update of the ESC Guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation
Aug 2012The current estimate of the prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AF) in the developed world is approximately 1.5–2% of the..
ESC Guidelines for the management of acute myocardial infarction in patients presenting with ST-segment elevation
Aug 2012The management of acute myocardial infarction continues to undergo major changes. Good practice should be based on sound..
Third universal definition of myocardial infarction
Aug 2012Myocardial infarction (MI) can be recognised by clinical features, including electrocardiographic (ECG) findings,..
Guidelines on the investigation and management of venous thrombosis at unusual sites
Aug 2012Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) of the lower limb veins and pulmonary embolism (PE) are the most commonly encountered..
Lower limb peripheral arterial disease: diagnosis and management
Aug 2012Lower limb peripheral arterial disease (called peripheral arterial disease throughout this document) is a marker for..
Venous thromboembolic diseases: the management of venous thromboembolic diseases and the role of thrombophilia testing
Jun 2012The current standard practice for the treatment of VTE is anticoagulation. These drugs “thin” the blood and prevent..
Guidelines on the diagnosis and management of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura and other thrombotic microangiopathies
May 2012The objective of this guideline is to provide healthcare professionals with clear, up-to-date, and practical guidance on..
ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure 2012
May 2012The aim of this document is to provide practical guidelines for the diagnosis, assessment, and treatment of acute and..
European Guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention in clinical practice (version 2012)
May 2012The aim of the 2012 guidelines from the Fifth Joint Task Force (JTF) of the European Societies on Cardiovascular Disease..
Guidelines on the investigation and management of antiphospholipid syndrome
Feb 2012The objective of this guideline is to provide healthcare professionals with clear guidance on the diagnosis and..
Apixaban for the prevention of venous thromboembolism after total hip or knee replacement in adults
Jan 2012This guideline focuses on the use of Apixaban for prevention of venous thromboembolism after total hip or knee..
European Guidelines for the management of acute coronary syndromes in patients presenting without persistent ST-segment elevation
Nov 2011The present document deals with the management of patients with suspected NSTE-ACS...
Hyperglycaemia in acute coronary syndromes
Oct 2011This guideline covers the role of intensive insulin therapy in managing hyperglycaemia within the first 48 hours in..
Hypertension: management of hypertension in adults in primary care
Aug 2011This clinical guideline (published August 2011) updates and replaces NICE clinical guideline 34 (published June 2006)...
Management of stable angina
Jul 2011This guideline offers best practice advice on the care of people with stable angina...
ESC Management of Dyslipidaemias
Jun 2011These guidelines deal with the management of dyslipidaemias as an essential and integral part of CVD prevention...
ESC Guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of peripheral artery diseases
Jan 2011Document covering atherosclerotic disease of extracranial carotid and vertebral, mesenteric, renal, upper and lower..
Cerebral vasculitis
Jan 2011Cerebral vasculitis is an uncommon disorder that offers unusual problems for the neurologist. It is notoriously..
Guidelines for Leg Ulcers
Dec 2010This guideline offers evidence-based advice on the diagnosis and treatment of Leg Ulcers and displays images of this..
Prevention and management of venous thromboembolism
Dec 2010The guideline identifies adult patient groups at risk of VTE and describes the available methods of prophylaxis...
ESC Guidelines on Myocardial Revascularization
Aug 2010Formulation of the best possible revascularization approach, taking into consideration the social and cultural context..
ESC Management of Atrial Fibrillation
Aug 2010Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia, occurring in 1–2% of the general population...
Management of chronic venous leg ulcers
Aug 2010This guideline provides evidence based recommendations on the management of venous leg ulcers and examines assessment,..
Management of patients with stroke: identification and management of dysphagia
Jun 2010This guideline provides recommendations based on current evidence for best practice in the identification and management..
Management of patients with stroke: Rehabilitation, prevention and management of complications, and discharge planning
Jun 2010The aim of this national guideline is to assist individual clinicians, primary care teams and hospital departments to..
Lipid modification: Cardiovascular risk assessment and the modification of blood lipids for the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease
Mar 2010This guideline offers best practice advice on the care of adults at high risk of developing CVD or with established CVD...
Unstable angina and NSTEMI
Mar 2010The term ‘acute coronary syndromes’ encompasses a range of conditions from unstable angina to ST-segment-elevation..
Venous thromboembolism: reducing the risk of venous thromboembolism (deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism) in patients admitted to hospital
Jan 2010This guideline examines the risk of venous thromboembolism and assesses the evidence for the effectiveness of primary..
Reducing the risk of venous thromboembolism (deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism) in patients admitted to hospital
Jan 2010This guidance is about the care and treatment of people who are at risk of developing deep vein thrombosis (DVT) while..
ESC Guidelines on device therapy in heart failure
Jan 2010An update of the 2008 ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure and the 2007 ESC..
EFNS guideline on the treatment of cerebral venous and sinus thrombosis in adult patients
Jan 2010The aim of the present Task Force was to review the strength of evidence to support these interventions and the..
ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of syncope
Jan 2009Syncope is a T-LOC due to transient global cerebral hypoperfusion characterized by rapid onset, short duration, and..
ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary hypertension
Jan 2009The Guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary hypertension (PH) are intended to provide the medical..
Management of patients with stroke or TIA: assessment, investigation, immediate management and secondary prevention
Dec 2008This guideline replaces SIGN 13 Management of patients with stroke I: Assessment, investigation, immediate management..
Guidelines on the diagnosis and management of acute pulmonary embolism
Jun 2008The task force for the diagnosis and management of Acute Pulmoanary Embolism of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC)..
2007 Guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension
Jun 2007The 2003 ESH/ESC Guidelines3 were well received by the clinical world and have been the most widely quoted paper in the..
Post Myocardial Infarction: Secondary prevention in primary and secondary care for patients following a myocardial infarction
May 2007This guideline is very welcome as it clearly emphasises the importance of exercise, smoking habit, diet and cardiac..
Atrial fibrillation: National clinical guideline for management in primary and secondary care
Jun 2006This guideline sets out best practice for the diagnosis and treatment of AF in both primary and secondary care. It also..
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