The more risk factors for cardiovascular disease people aged 60-78 have, the faster walking speed declines, according to a study in the Journal of…
Cardiology
Patients with HIV who are at high risk for a heart attack or stroke are also at substantially greater risk for chronic kidney disease…
Learn about the vital education patients need to improve their outcomes. Takeaways: Both type 1 and type 2 diabetes can lead to multiple complications.…
Understanding options for patients helps you be a more effective caregiver. Takeaways Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is an alternative to surgical aortic valve replacement…
Pneumonia or sepsis in adults associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Sophia Antipolis, 2 August 2017: Pneumonia or sepsis in adults that results…
Developments in testing provide better outcomes for your patients. Key Takeaways – Self-monitoring of blood glucose allows patients with diabetes to take a more…
In simulated out-of-hospital arrests, drones carrying an automated external defibrillator arrived sooner than EMS, reducing response time by about 16 minutes, reports a study…
Expanded use approval relies on real world evidence The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved an expanded indication for the Sapien 3 Transcatheter…
Nearly 6 million Americans suffer from heart failure (HF). The American Heart Association predicts that the number of individuals diagnosed with HF will increase 46% by…
Key takeways Medical management of aortic stenosis can’t cure or delay its progression. Nursing expertise aids in maintaining the often precarious hemodynamic stability of…
JAKE KARCHNER, age 65, is admitted for treatment of acute myeloid leukemia. Because of his history of supraventricular tachycardia (SVT), the physician has ordered…
According to the American Heart Association, each year an estimated 635,000 Americans have a new myocardial infarction (MI) and an estimated 300,000 of them…
Walking problems and cardiovascular disease risk
The more risk factors for cardiovascular disease people aged 60-78 have, the faster walking speed declines, according to a study in the…
HIV patients at greater risk for heart, kidney disease
Patients with HIV who are at high risk for a heart attack or stroke are also at substantially greater risk for chronic…
Diabetes and cardiovascular disease: A deadly duo
Learn about the vital education patients need to improve their outcomes. Takeaways: Both type 1 and type 2 diabetes can lead to…
Caring for Patients after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
Understanding options for patients helps you be a more effective caregiver. Takeaways Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is an alternative to surgical aortic…
Pneumonia, sepsis may increase risk of cardiovascular disease
Pneumonia or sepsis in adults associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Sophia Antipolis, 2 August 2017: Pneumonia or sepsis in adults…
Insights into glucose monitoring for diabetes
Developments in testing provide better outcomes for your patients. Key Takeaways – Self-monitoring of blood glucose allows patients with diabetes to take…
Drones may reduce response time for cardiac arrest
In simulated out-of-hospital arrests, drones carrying an automated external defibrillator arrived sooner than EMS, reducing response time by about 16 minutes, reports…
FDA expands use of artificial heart valve
Expanded use approval relies on real world evidence The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved an expanded indication for the Sapien…
Caring for patients with a left ventricular assist device
Nearly 6 million Americans suffer from heart failure (HF). The American Heart Association predicts that the number of individuals diagnosed with HF will increase…
Understanding medical management of aortic stenosis
Key takeways Medical management of aortic stenosis can’t cure or delay its progression. Nursing expertise aids in maintaining the often precarious hemodynamic…
A stubborn case of supraventricular tachycardia
JAKE KARCHNER, age 65, is admitted for treatment of acute myeloid leukemia. Because of his history of supraventricular tachycardia (SVT), the physician…
Strategies for preventing another MI
According to the American Heart Association, each year an estimated 635,000 Americans have a new myocardial infarction (MI) and an estimated 300,000…
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