Patient Information
How to Take Heart Medication
Your doctor may suggest a variety of heart drugs to treat or prevent heart disease.
These medicines may help lower your blood pressure, reduce cholesterol levels in your blood, or help your body get rid of extra fluids that put a strain on your heart’s ability to pump blood.
Common Heart Disease Drugs
There are a variety of drugs prescribed for patients with heart disease. It’s important for both patients living with heart disease and those who care for them to understand the prescribed medication, to follow the directions of usage, and to be able to recognize the possible side effects associated with the medicine.
Patient Education
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer death among men in the United States. Prostate cancer usually grows very slowly, and finding and treating it before symptoms occur may not improve men’s health or help them live longer. Explore the links on this page to learn about prostate cancer treatment, prevention, screening, statistics, research, and more.
Patient Education Engages Patients in Their Health Care
UpToDate provides more than 1,500 patient education topics, plus more than 1,000 translated into universal Spanish, that facilitate clinician-patient communication. These materials educate and promote shared decision-making based on medical evidence, clinical recommendations, and patient preference. Engaging patients in their medical care and treatment decisions often reduces costs and leads to better outcomes.
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