Cardiovascular
Explore this section of Nursing Times for the latest policy, workforce and research news on cardiovascular disease, plus clinical articles and opinion
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Earlier lipid checks urged to prevent heart disease cases
High cholesterol levels in adolescence can cause structural and functional cardiac damage leading to premature heart damage and death, sparking researchers to call for earlier lipid checks.
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A nurse appointed to a specialist preventative public health position on Jersey has said her first-of-a-kind role will make the island a healthier place.
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Nurses and other clinicians are being given a new cholesterol target for patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD) in the hope of preventing further cases of stroke or heart attack.
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Guidance has been published by Resuscitation UK (RCUK) to help increase cardiac arrest survival rates among athletes and help save lives across all community and professional sporting events.
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Consultant nurse Catherine Renwick has been awarded a research fellowship to look at evaluating exercise testing and daily physical activity in children with inherited arrhythmic heart conditions.
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Recreational drug use may be a factor in a significant proportion of admissions to cardiac intensive care, with various drugs, such as cannabis, detected in one in 10 patients, suggests a French study.
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Health leaders have welcomed a “long overdue” England-wide strategy for tackling six of the most common major medical conditions in the country, but say more detail – and haste – is needed.
Latest clinical
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Emergency trolleys are commonplace in most acute hospital wards. The equipment and supplies to support the resuscitation of adults during cardiopulmonary arrest and the checks nursing staff should undertake are highlighted in this article.
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Emergency equipment to support adults’ airway and breathing is discussed in the first of two articles on what to include on the adult emergency trolley to support the best resuscitation outcomes
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What to include on the paediatric emergency trolley to support circulation is covered in the second of two articles on supporting the best resuscitation outcomes in acutely ill infants or children.
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Cardiac resynchronisation therapy, a form of intervention specifically for patients diagnosed with heart failure, is examined in this second article on complex cardiac device therapies
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Considering the impact of dementia on comorbid conditions, and vice versa, is vital to ensure the best possible care and quality of life
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An overview of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) and how they work to terminate ventricular arrhythmias