Heart failure: Avoiding medicines that make symptoms worse |
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IntroductionIf you have heart failure, you need to be extra careful with medicines. Some can make your heart failure worse. Other medicines may not mix well with your heart failure drugs. This Actionset will help you learn which medicines you may need to avoid and what questions to ask your doctor or pharmacist. Key points
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Study sharpens focus on Glaxo's heart drug hope |
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LONDON (Reuters) - A scientific study provided support on Friday for a way of fighting heart disease being pioneered by GlaxoSmithKline, likely to boost interest in drugs that target an enzyme involved in clogging arteries. A study published in The Lancet medical journal suggests that the enzyme, known as lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2, or Lp-PLA2, plays as much of a role in the risk of heart disease as high...more |
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