Prescriber's Letter

Guideline: ACC/AHA 2005 Guideline Update for the Diagnosis and Management of Chronic Heart Failure in the Adult April 2009

Guideline: HFSA 2006 Comprehensive Heart Failure Practice Guideline April 2009

Guideline: K/DOQI Clinical Practice Guidelines on Hypertension and Antihypertensive Agents in Chronic Kidney Disease April 2009

Article: whether it's HARMFUL to combine an ACE inhibitor and ARB April 2009

Article: Is chlorthalidone better than hydrochlorothiazide March 2009

Article: The metoprolol shortage will cause more questions on how to switch March 2009

Article: which diuretic is best in a given situation February 2009

Commentary: Pharmacotherapy of Diastolic Heart Failure January 2009

Guideline: Diastolic Heart Failure Evaluation and Management January 2009

Article: reports saying that angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) don't work for heart failure January 2009

Guideline: 2008 ADA Consensus Statement on Management of Hyperglycemia in Type 2 Diabetes December 2008

Commentary: Updated Treatment Recommendations for Type 2 Diabetes December 2008

Commentary: Beta-Blockers for Hypertension: Help or Harm? December 2008

Article: The ADA is dropping its recommendation for Avandia and now recommends a back-to-basics approach for treating type 2 diabetes December 2008

Article: Do beta-blockers INCREASE mortality when used for hypertension December 2008