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As preventive cardiovascular nurses provide care to improve cardiovascular health and reduce risk, their efforts will ultimately contribute to optimal brain health. While most providers were educated with an understanding of mind and body connections, greater understanding of the more specific heart and brain connections are emerging.
Read More »There is much confusion about the term, sugar alcohols, but the American Diabetes Association’s latest recommendation is that most people need not subtract the amount of sugar alcohols from total carbohydrates when carbohydrate counting.
Read More »PCNA has created an Atrial Fibrillation (AFib) infographic to help patients recognize the risk factors for AFib. Even if they have not felt “fluttering” sensations or other key indicators of…
Read More »Although the economic and health impact of tobacco use is staggering, we as healthcare providers are doing a poor job of identifying patients at risk and providing treatment options.
Read More »Advances in modern medicine and the development of new medications to treat chronic disease states bring both excitement and a challenge to the patient/provider visit.
Read More »Allocating qualified staff and resources to obtaining prior authorization and identifying patient assistance programs will likely result in improved adherence to life-saving, evidence based medications.
Read More »The results of the sub-group analyses of the FOURIER Trial showed patients who might benefit most from the combination of evolocumab and statin therapy, namely those with PAD and those who had a more recent MI, more than 1 MI, or residual multivessel disease. Those with the highest risk had the most benefit from the addition of evolocumab.
Read More »The lower definition of hypertension and new categories are designed to help people become aware of their risk earlier. Nurses and advanced practice nurses are ready to meet the challenge of implementing these new guidelines.
Read More »A study’s results suggests that television viewing has a more adverse association with cardiometabolic risk factors than other sedentary behaviors.
Read More »New research released by the Economist Intelligence Unit, a division of The Economist, revealed that on average, more than 75 percent of people aged 65 and older worldwide are not being screened for common stroke risk factors during routine primary care examinations, even though this population is at high risk for stroke.
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