Cardiology

Angina


Prescribing for chronic stable angina - Lambeth CCG

SEL Prescribing committee guidance



Heart Failure

Pharmacological management of chronic heart failure - Lambeth CCG
SEL Prescribing committee guidance

NICE guidance - management of chronic heart failure

A visual summary of the November 2018 guidance


Hypertension

Guidance on how to take BP, has link to list of approved monitors etc


Healthy Eating to lower BP - patient leaflet
Produced by Blood Pressure UK, this pdf download has useful information on dietary changes such as salt reduction

Healthy Lifestyle & BP - patient leaflet

Produced by Blood Pressure UK, this pdf download has useful information on how exercise can help HTN and what exercise is good vs what exercise is bad for high blood pressure, and advice on when it is dangerous to exercise.

How do I control my BP? - patient decision aid
Patient decision aid produced by NICE in August 2019 with information on risks of HTN, lifestyle vs medication and medication side effects.

NICE guidance - management of hypertension

A visual summary of the August 2019 guidance

Hypertension in pregnancy - decision aid infographic

Infographic produced by KCL and Action on Pre-Eclampsia that accurately reflects the recommendations of NICE guidance

Hypertension in pregnancy - patient leaflet & decision aid

As above, produced alongside NICE guidance, this has useful infographics on the risks to mother and baby of hypertension in pregnancy

Lipids

Managing hypertriglycidaemia (inc fibrates) - Lambeth CCG
South East London prescribing committee flowchart

Lipid Management for the Primary and Secondary Prevention of CVD in Adults
South East London prescribing committee flowchart

Statin prescribing & monitoring - Lambeth CCG
SEL prescribing committee guidance - includes what range of cholesterol reduction to aim for, CK and LFT ranges for monitoring


Arrhythmias

Produced by NICE in 2014, this runs through the risks of stroke with AF and the relative risks and benefits of warfarin vs NOACs.

European Society of Cardiology guidelines for patients on DOACs
Useful guidelines that include which DOAC to choose, but more relevant perhaps is when to stop DOACs prior to planned surgery depending on the drug and kidney function 

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