New Spanish-Language Guides Inform Decisions about Heart Disease and Other Illnesses |
Press Release Date: August 15, 2011 A free, illustrated easy-to-read pamphlet that compares drugs for preventing heart attacks, heart failure or strokes in people with stable coronary heart disease is one of six new Spanish-language publications from HHS' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality that help patients compare treatments for common illnesses. The publication, Guía para pacientes que están en tratamiento de una cardiopatía coronaria estable ("ACE Inhibitors" and "ARBs" to Protect Your Heart?—A Guide for Patients Being Treated for Stable Coronary Heart Disease), summarizes the benefits and risks of medications called ACE Inhibitors (angiotensin-converting enzyme) and ARBs (angiotensin II receptor blockers). These medications help reduce blood pressure in patients who often take other heart-related medications such as aspirin, blood thinners, or cholesterol-lowering drugs. "This new Spanish-language guide on heart medications is part of AHRQ's ongoing effort to give Hispanics the knowledge they need to take a greater role in their health care," said AHRQ Director Carolyn M. Clancy, M.D. "All patients should have access to the best information available so they can work with their doctor to identify the best treatment for them." The additional five Spanish-language guides that compare treatment options for common illnesses are:
AHRQ's Spanish-language Effective Health Care patient guides are available online at http://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/index.cfm/informacion-en-espanol/. To order printed copies, E-mail the AHRQ Publications Clearinghouse at ahrqpubs@ahrq.gov or call (800) 358-9295. For other AHRQ Spanish-language consumer tools, go to http://www.ahrq.gov/consumer/espanoix.htm. For more information, please contact AHRQ Public Affairs: (301) 427-1539 or (301) 427-1855. Use Twitter to get AHRQ news updates: http://www.twitter.com/ahrqnews/ Internet Citation: New Spanish-Language Guides Inform Decisions about Heart Disease and Other Illnesses. Press Release, August 15, 2011. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/news/press/pr2011/ehcspheartpr.htm |
miércoles, 14 de septiembre de 2011
New Spanish-Language Guides Inform Decisions about Heart Disease and Other Illnesses
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