Progress in Cardiovascular Nursing

Articles Available on Medscape

• What's Wrong with Me? Women's Coronary Heart Disease Diagnostic Experiences
  Early symptom recognition may be particularly important in women, who often have an atypical CHD presentation.

  May 17, 2005

• Capacity for Direct Attention in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: The Effects of Psychological Distress
  Psychological distress and reduced capacity for attention during hospitalization indicate that the hospital environment is not ideal for learning. Consider strategies that may help.

  April 28, 2005

• Ways of Experiencing the Life Situation Among United States Patients With an Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator: A Qualitative Study
  This small, descriptive study offers insight into how patients lives are affected when they receive an ICD. Recognize common concerns and provide support and education.

  April 07, 2005

• The Effects of Obesity on the Cardiopulmonary System: Implications for Critical Care Nursing
  Providing care to the obese patient is a challenge, especially during times of critical illness.

  January 18, 2005

• Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
  Learn about alcohol septal ablation, a novel therapy for cardiomyopathy.

  December 08, 2004

• Educating Patients with Diabetes About Cardiovascular Disease Risk
  Effective patient education is vital in the management of diabetes and the prevention of complications.

  September 08, 2004

• Care of Elderly Patients With Chronic Symptomatic Coronary Artery Disease: Is it TIME to Be More Offensive?
  The authors believe that reluctance by healthcare professionals to offer invasive procedures to the elderly just because of age should no longer be acceptable.

  August 16, 2004

• Nursing Education and Implications for Left Ventricular Assist Device Destination Therapy
  The left ventricular assist device is now a potential therapy for many patients. Nursing care is crucial to the success of this treatment.

  August 02, 2004

• Predictors of Physical Function in Patients with Peripheral Arterial Disease and Claudication
  People with PAD have significant physical impairment. Learn what personal, environmental, and physical factors predict physical function.

  July 22, 2004

• Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  This review offers nurses comprehensive protocols for MRI procedures in cardiovascular disease.

  June 23, 2004

• The Impact of Daily Sleep Duration on Health: A Review of the Literature
  Getting enough sleep is not a luxury, but an important part of a healthy lifestyle.

  May 17, 2004

• Sleep-Disordered Breathing and the Association With Cardiovascular Risk
  It is important to diagnose and treat sleep apnea in cardiovascular patients. Learn how and why.

  May 12, 2004

• Differences Between Frontier and Urban Elders With Chronic Heart Failure
  "Frontier" patients with CHF may not be doing as well as urban patients. How can we improve care for this group?

  April 13, 2004

• Differences in the Symptoms Associated With Unstable Angina and Myocardial Infarction
  To triage patients and expedite diagnosis and treatment, healthcare providers must be aware of the differences in symptoms in the acute coronary syndromes.

  March 22, 2004

• Adjunctive Effects of Exercise Training in Heart Failure Patients Receiving Maximum Pharmacologic Therapy
  How can exercise help when CHF patients are on maximum drug therapy?

  January 21, 2004

• Thrombocytopenia Associated With Antithrombotic Therapy in Acute Coronary Syndrome
  For patients who present with thrombocytopenia in the presence of multiple antithrombotic agents, a treatment dilemma exists.

  January 15, 2004

• B-Type Natriuretic Peptide: A New Tool in the Armamentarium Used to Accurately Diagnose Heart Failure
  Learn about a new, recently FDA-approved, point-of-care assay for the diagnosis of heart failure.

  January 09, 2004

• Heart Failure Patients With Ventricular Dysynchrony: Management With a Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Device
  Biventricular pacing may help those with advanced CHF. Learn about the implant procedure, with a focus on patient and family education.

  December 31, 2003

• What Caused This Wide-Complex Tachycardia?

  December 19, 2003

• Building Bridges: The American Heart Association-European Society of Cardiology's International Nursing Collaboration
  Learn how these groups are talking and working together.

  December 17, 2003