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Recent advances in angina management: implications for nurses

30 May 2007

Nursing Standard

CPD

This article describes the physiology of the heart and the pathophysiology of angina. Diagnosis and treatment options, including pharmacological therapies, are...

Acute coronary syndrome: diagnosis, risk assessment and management

09 February 2011

Nursing Standard

CPD

This article focuses on the diagnosis, risk assessment and management of patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). It describes the pathophysiology,...

An overview of cardiovascular disease risk assessment

30 November 2011

Nursing Standard

Learning Zone

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk assessment is being undertaken in the UK as a result of a national drive to reduce premature mortality and the economic burden of...

Oral anticoagulation management in primary care

01 March 2007

Primary Health Care

CPD

The article provides guidance on the essentials of setting up an oral coagulation clinic in primary care in response to the recent expansion of clinical indications...

Physical activity is the key to cardiac health

31 January 2012

Primary Health Care

General

Exercise is an essential part of cardiac rehabilitation for patients with myocardial infarction. However, most patients and healthcare professionals fail to...

Nurse-led cardiac clinics for adults with coronary heart disease

28 March 2006

Nursing Standard

Art & science

This information on best practice is based on a systematic review of research, published by Blackwell Publishing Asia and conducted by the Centre for Evidence-based...

Formulating a web-based educational needs assessment questionnaire from healthcare competencies

01 January 2009

Nurse Researcher

issues in research

The NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde Managed Clinical Network (MCN) for Coronary Heart Disease was formed in 2003 with the aim of improving the heart health of the people...

Nurse-led cardiac clinics for adults with coronary heart disease

22 March 2006

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

This information on best practice is based on a systematic review of research, published by Blackwell Publishing Asia and conducted by the Centre for Evidence-based...

Using art to tackle heart disease

06 April 2010

Primary Health Care

General

Patient-focused art workshops were developed to encourage patients explore the changes that occur in the body with coronary heart disease. This article describes the...

Working together for heart health services

01 April 2012

Primary Health Care

A&S Science

Low referral rates for cardiac rehabilitation and to the arrhythmia service, run by a cardiac nurse team in the community, had put the services at risk of being...