ramadan and cardiovascular drug use

RAMADAN AND CARDIOVASCULAR DRUG USE

Cardiovascular drug use and hospitalizations attributable to type 2 diabetes.

OBJECTIVE To investigate cardiovascular drug use and hospitalizations attributable to type 2 diabetes from 1 year before until 6 years after the start of oral antidiabetic therapy. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS In this cohort study, 2,584 patients with type 2 diabetes were selected from the PHARMO Record Linkage System, comprising pharmacy records and hospitalizations for all 320,000 residents ...

Poly Drug Use - A Challenge for Drug Treatment

Poly-drug use refers to the use of two or more substances at the one time or repeatedly. It is common among both recreational and regular drug users across the world. Poly-drug use is a great contributor to the global number of deaths related to drug overdose. In this case, the likelihood of drug overdose and its pertaining complications in an individual is higher especially when benzodiazepine...

Adverse cardiovascular drug interactions.

Cardiovascular Drug Reviews

With the negative results of the cyclic AMP-dependent positive inotropic agents in clinical trials, great interest has been focused on the development of agents that directly activate cardiac myofilaments. These drugs are called “Ca2+ sensitizers”; they are expected to represent a possible new pharmacological approach to the therapy of chronic heart failure. MCI-154 is one of the most powerful ...

Ramadan Fasting and Exercise Performance

ost healthy adults in Muslim communities practice fasting during the holy month of Ramadan. This kind of fasting involves daily abstinence from food and water, from sunrise to sunset, a period that lasts approximately 12 to 17 hours, depending on the season and geographical latitude. Ramadan is a lunar month, which lasts 28 to 30 days and its length changes along the solar year. Ramadan fasting...