AHA: iPhone App Transmits Heart Images Quickly
An iPhone app can transmit diagnostic electrocardiogram images accurately, quickly, and more reliably than e-mail, according to a study presented at the American Heart Association's Quality of Care and Outcomes Research 2013 Scientific Sessions.
AHA: Increasing Fitness in Midlife Cuts Heart Failure Risk
For middle-aged adults, increasing fitness in midlife is associated with a decrease in the risk of heart failure, according to a study presented at the American Heart Association's Quality of Care and Outcomes Research 2013 Scientific Sessions.
Dual Chamber ICDs Linked to More Complications
Single- and dual-chamber implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) for primary prevention of sudden cardiac death are associated with similar one-year mortality and hospitalization outcomes, although single-chamber devices are associated with lower complication rates, according to a study published in the May 15 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Prevalence, Costs of Heart Failure Estimated for 2030
The impact of heart failure is likely to increase, with more than eight million U.S. adults anticipated to have heart failure by 2030, at an estimated total cost of $70 billion, according to a study published online April 24 in Circulation: Heart Failure.
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: A clinical and genetic update
The Nurse Practitioner: The American Journal of Primary Health Care, May 2013 This article presents an overview of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and the associated clinical findings, treatment, and management.
Nurse-Led Group Visits Support Shared Decision Making in Stable Coronary Artery Disease
Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, June 2013The aim of this study was to develop and evaluate a nurse-led educational group visit (GV) as part of a multifaceted intervention, Shared Decision Making (SDM) Guidance Reminders in Practice, to prompt SDM in primary care about angiography in stable coronary artery disease.
Improving Outcomes With Therapeutic Hypothermia
Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing, June 2013Therapeutic hypothermia appears to be effective in limiting the trauma resulting from ischemia as well as reducing reperfusion injury.
ECG Challenges: Interpretation of Serum Troponin Elevation.
AACN Advanced Critical Care, June 2013Biomarkers for disease states are important indicators to help guide patient care and the serum cardiac troponin (cTn) is an important test to help us identify patients with myocardial injury.
Heart Matters: Detecting Decompensated Heart Failure
Nursing Made Incredibly Easy!, June 2013Acute decompensated heart failure, marked by pulmonary edema, is a medical emergency; chronic decompensation is less obvious and often presents as lethargy and malaise, a reduction in exercise tolerance, and increasing breathlessness on exertion.