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Myocardial infarction: part 2

30 May 2001

Nursing Standard

CPD

Complications can and often do arise following myocardial infarction. Patients can be offered several tests and treatments. Nurses have an important health promotion...

Myocardial infarction: part 1

23 May 2001

Nursing Standard

CPD

Informed nursing care is crucial in effective treatment and rehabilitation of the patient following MI. The National Service Framework for Coronary Heart Disease...

Chronic heart failure: pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment

29 August 2014

Nursing Older People

CPD

Heart failure has significant prevalence in older people: the mean average age of patients with the condition is 77. It has serious prognostic and quality of life...

Mild induced hypothermia after return of spontaneous circulation

08 May 2015

Emergency Nurse

Art & Science

There is evidence to suggest that the use of mild induced hypothermia (MIH) in patients who have had cardiac arrest can improve neurological prognosis and long-term...

Cardiomyopathy

18 February 2004

Nursing Standard

CPD

Cardiomyopathy is a disease of the heart muscle. There are four main types of cardiomyopathy and each can affect people differently. This article discusses the signs...

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...

Cardiomyoplasty

23 October 1996

Nursing Standard

Special focus: cardiology

Dynamic cardiomyoplasty is a relatively new surgical procedure in which a transformed, fatigue-resistant skeletal muscle is wrapped around the heart and is...

Open AccessPO28 – Adolescents with congenital heart disease – transition from paediatric to adult care units

09 May 2016

Nursing Children and Young People

Supplement

Theme: Transition of care. Most children with congenital heart disease will need specialized medical care for life. Programmes to promote transition from children’s...

Congenital heart disease and its effects on children and their families

02 March 2011

Paediatric Nursing

Care

This article provides insights into the experiences of families with a child with congenital heart disease. These are clarified by descriptions of the most common...

Hearty health

20 October 2009

Nursing Standard

Feature

The charity Heart UK has opened two family support centres in a pilot scheme to identify people with high cholesterol, particularly those with familial...