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Addressing extreme lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) in patients with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HoFH) early can help improve patient outcomes and avoid atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, heart attack, or stroke in even the…
Read More »This article on family history and patient health comes from PCNA President, Eileen Handberg, PhD, ANP-BC, FACC. There is a direct link between an accurate and complete family history and…
Read More »Once again, PCNA has partnered with the Association of Black Cardiologists and the Medical Alley Association on a series designed to educate legislators about the links between race and cardiovascular…
Read More »Educating and encouraging older adults to transition to a healthy plant-based diet lifestyle can reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease and even reverse it.
Read More »Ensuring that we are addressing ASCVD (atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease) at the individual, organizational, and system level, across an individual’s lifespan, and taking into account social determinants of health and their…
Read More »Whether you attend the 2023 Cardiovascular Nursing Symposium in person, virtually, or watch the recorded sessions, you’re bound to get an incredible return on your investment. Live events take place…
Read More »The 2022 Heart Failure Guidelines update included a number of changes that impact the care provided by nurses and other healthcare professionals who diagnose and manage patients with heart failure. Highlights of the latest guidelines-directed medical therapies are covered in this article..
Read More »The number of adults in the United States with heart failure continues to skyrocket, with an estimated 8 million individuals affected by 2030.[i] Heart failure hospitalizes close to 1 million…
Read More »Why is disseminating cardiovascular research important? Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in the United States.[i] Someone in our country dies from this disease every 36.1 seconds.[ii]…
Read More »Can High Good Cholesterol be a Bad Thing? It is considered a well-established fact that high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) is a robust, inverse predictor of the risk of experiencing an…
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