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Hypertension in The Elderly - Evidence Broadly Supportive, but Uncertainties Remain

Hypertension in The Elderly - Evidence Broadly Supportive, but Uncertainties Remain image
Dr Rob Walker
22nd January 2025

It’s almost 10 years since the SPRINT trial changed the landscape of hypertension treatment, by showing that intensive antihypertensive treatment to a systolic target of 120 mm/Hg, compared to standard...

FINEARTS for fine hearts

FINEARTS for fine hearts image
Dr Nick Jones
23rd October 2024

Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists (MRA), such as spironolactone, have been recommended as one of the key treatments for people with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) for more than...

Beta Blockers – Should They Still Be a Routine Part of Secondary Prevention?

Beta Blockers – Should They Still Be a Routine Part of Secondary Prevention? image
Dr Simon Curtis
29th May 2024

One of the many exciting things about being in medicine for a long time is seeing how things change. It’s one of the things I love about science the most – the way knowledge builds incrementally, like...

Antibiotic prophylaxis for infective endocarditis after dental procedures: is the guidance toothless?

Antibiotic prophylaxis for infective endocarditis after dental procedures: is the guidance toothless? image
Dr James Booth
3rd April 2024

Most of the changing, evidence-based guidance we talk about at NB Medical is iterative; it builds on what comes before, practice is altered, modified, but seldom completely reversed.  When that happens,...

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