Tag: cardiovascular

June 19, 2019 Off

Natural ingredients show beneficial effects on cardiovascular health and sports performance

By Dino Mustafić

Euromed, a Spain-based producer of standardized herbal extracts and natural active substances for pharmaceutical, nutraceutical and cosmetic industries, said Wednesday that, according to a recently published randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study, supplementation with Euromed’s natural extracts Pomanox™ and Mediteanox™ could help to maintain a healthy blood pressure, endothelial function and levels of circulating oxidised low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (oxLDL).

March 20, 2017 Off

AstraZeneca’s diabetes drug reduces the risk of heart failure

By Dino Mustafić

AstraZeneca has reported results of the first large real-world evidence study of its kind evaluating the risk of hospitalisation for heart failure and death from any cause in patients with type-2 diabetes (T2D) receiving treatment with a newer class of diabetes medicines, SGLT-2 inhibitors (SGLT-2i).

February 19, 2016 Off

AstraZeneca’s Brilique OK for marketing in EU

By Dino Mustafić

The European Commission has granted to AstraZeneca marketing authorisation for Brilique (ticagrelor) at a new 60mg dose for the treatment of patients who have suffered a heart attack at least one year prior and are at high risk of developing a further atherothrombotic event.