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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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Clinicians given new cholesterol target for CVD patients
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.
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Rohit Sagoo, founder of British Sikh Nurse, shares his future plans for the group and reaction to being a finalist in the BBC Make a Difference Awards.
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A new virtual ward to safely treat atrial fibrillation patients could prevent thousands of hospital admissions per year, according to UK researchers, who suggest it could ease pressure on the NHS.
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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
