Category Archives: Cardiovascular Pharmacology

(SACRAMENTO) A team of UC Davis Health scientists is establishing a new research center to study the impact of stress from everyday life on heart health in underserved communities. The American Heart Association is funding the new UC Davis PRECISE Center (Psychosocial stRessors and Exposomics on CV health In underServed multiEthnic populations in Northern, California). Its part of a $13 million initiative to study the impact of chronic stress on cardiovascular disease and health Continue reading →

This spring, 27 faculty members in the Duke University School of Medicine have been awarded distinguished professorships. The new distinguished professors were honored at the annual distinguished professorship event on May 4 Continue reading →

May 2, 2023 The Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) is making final preparations for its Annual Heart Rhythm Meeting, HRS2023,which continues to bring together thelargest gathering of heart rhythm professionalsfrom around the world. Attendees will join colleaguesin person at the Ernest N Continue reading →

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University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) Dean Mark T. Gladwin, MD, announced on May 1 that Bradley A. Maron, MD, associate professor of medicine at Brigham & Womens Hospital (BWH) and Harvard Medical School (HMS) and co-director of the Pulmonary Vascular Disease Center at the VA Boston Healthcare System, has been appointed co-director of the new University of Maryland Institute for Health Computing (UM-IHC), director of scientific operations for the UM-IHC, as well as senior associate dean for precision medicine at UMSOM, effective May 1, 2023 Continue reading →

This site describes drugs that are used in the treatment of cardiovascular disease. The content emphasizes the biophysical, biochemical, and cellular basis for drug therapy. My desire in publishing this web site is to provide the reader with a thorough understanding of not only general pharmacologic principles and mechanisms of action of cardiovascular drugs, but more importantly, with an understanding of the rationale for drug use. Continue reading →

By Joan Tupponce Virginia Commonwealth University will recognize seven faculty members for outstanding teaching, scholarship and service at the 40th annual Faculty Convocation. The event will take place on Aug. Continue reading →

Patients with hypertension who took their antihypertensive medication in the evening or in the morning had similar rates of cardiovascular events over the following 5 years, in the much-anticipated TIME trial. Continue reading →

Two cardiovascular researchers, Dr. Vaibhav Patel, PhD, and Dr. Aaron Philips, PhD, within the Cumming School of Medicine recently received New Investigator Awards from the Heart & Stroke Foundation (HSF). Continue reading →

Shrooms, Alice, tweezes, mushies, hongos, pizza toppings, magic mushrooms -- everyday lingo for psychedelic mushrooms seems to grow with each generation. Yet leading mycologist Paul Stamets believes it's time for fans of psilocybin mushrooms to leave such childish slang behind."Let's be adults about this Continue reading →