Prescribing competence: The pros and cons of different methods for assessment
Evaluating a medical graduate’s competence in rational prescribing is challenging. With the aim to guide and inspire teachers, this narrative review explores different methods that can be used to assess prescribing competence. Each method has its own advantages and disadvantages, and thus a mix of different assessment methods is needed throughout the ...
David J. Brinkman +3 more
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Beyond body mass index: visceral adiposity and metabolic alterations as early markers of atrial dysfunction and atrial fibrillation in midlife. [PDF]
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Aims To determine the prevalence of non‐adherence to antihypertensive medicines and to identify demographic and behavioral factors associated with non‐adherence in subjects enrolled in the May Measurement Month (MMM) 2023, as part of the permanent public health action Hunting the silent killer.
Valerija Bralić Lang +12 more
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Effect of enzalutamide on anticoagulant therapy with edoxaban in patients with prostate cancer
Aims Treatment with enzalutamide in prostate cancer is challenging due to its high potential for drug–drug interactions, particularly in the typically older population of patients with frequent comorbidities treated with multiple drugs, such as anticoagulants.
Catharina J. P. Op 't Hoog +8 more
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Study on the ultrasonic myocardial mechanics of left atrioventricular coupling in IBSH patients. [PDF]
Jia H +6 more
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Aim Our international cohort study assessed the comparative effectiveness and safety of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) and vitamin K antagonists (VKAs) among patients with non‐valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) using antiarrhythmic drugs. Methods Using the United Kingdom's (UK's) Clinical Practice Research Datalink Aurum and Québec claims data, we
Fabian Maximilian Meinert +5 more
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Epicardial adipose tissue volume is associated with impaired left atrial mechanics in hypertensive overweight/obese patients: the potential mediating role of insulin resistance. [PDF]
Yin S +12 more
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Aims Prescribing is a complex, essential skill that doctors must acquire to practice medicine safely and effectively. The British Pharmacological Society has historically provided a core curriculum to guide clinical pharmacology and prescribing education in UK medical schools.
Dagan O. Lonsdale +5 more
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Clinical utility of the four-dimensional automatic left atrial quantification technique in evaluating left atrial volume and function in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. [PDF]
Cheng Y +5 more
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Abstract Levothyroxine (LT4) is the standard treatment for hypothyroidism and the most widely prescribed medication worldwide. Although generally safe, regulatory reports list potential cardiac, neuropsychiatric and musculoskeletal adverse events (AEs). Clarifying their clinical relevance is essential.
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