5 Common Drugs You Should Consider Deprescribing
Nearly 50% of older adults take five or more medications, and at least one in five of these prescriptions is potentially inadequate.
Nearly 50% of older adults take five or more medications, and at least one in five of these prescriptions is potentially inadequate.
Arrhythmias are a leading cause of hospitalization in adults with congenital heart disease (ACHD) and increase the risk of thromboembolic events and the risk of death by 50%.
Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory response that increases the risk of cardiovascular diseases.
Hepatic failure in End-stage liver disease (ESLD) results in well acknowledged widespread multi-organ dysfunction: hepatic encephalopathy, hepatorenal syndrome (HRS), hepatopulmonary syndrome, muscle wasting, among others.
The risk of sudden cardiac death in patients with heart failure has declined over time thanks to the sequential introduction of new treatments.
Kawasaki disease (KD) is a form of idiopathic vasculitis that affects medium-sized arteries throughout the body, with onset usually in infancy at about 1 year of age.