News and Articles
Guidelines Committees, PCNA, and You It’s no surprise that the role of health care professionals, and specifically of nurses, continues to change. While our primary goal remains focused on maximizing…
Read More »Thank you to Diana Baptise and Jean Thorpe-Williams for this timely article on dietary changes and New year’s resolutions. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) continues to be the leading cause of death…
Read More »Thank you to Nicole Crossley, RN, BSN, RDN, LD and Emily Jones, PhD, RNC-OB, FAHA, FPCNA for this article on maternal obesity and cardiovascular health. Cardiovascular Maternal Health Cardiovascular disease…
Read More »Using SMART goals can you and your patients make healthy lifestyle changes during the holidays and beyond. We’ve made it through one major holiday that’s focused on giving thanks, celebrating…
Read More »Advancing Health Equity Health equity has been defined as “When every person has a fair opportunity to attain his or her full health potential, and no one is disadvantaged from…
Read More »Hiding in Plain Sight: The Difficulty in Diagnosing Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy is a disease of the heart muscle that affects the heart’s ability to pump. Properly diagnosing hypertrophic cardiomyopathy…
Read More »Thank you to PCNA volunteer Nicole Interrante, RN-BSN- BC for this helpful article on cardiac rehab and LVAD. Heart failure affects a staggering 26 million people worldwide.1 Due to its…
Read More »What is the connection between skeletal muscle mass and cardiovascular health? Three recent studies demonstrate that an increase in skeletal muscle mass could lead to improved cardiovascular health regardless of…
Read More »Pregnancy Presents Distinct Opportunities for Nurse-Led Maternal Cardiovascular Disease Prevention United States maternal health is currently under the microscope. Unacceptably high rates of maternal mortality and morbidity have required maternal…
Read More »Melissa Magwire, MSN, RN, CDCES authored the following post as a part of PCNA’s collaboration with the Know Diabetes By Heart TM initiative. Getting to the Heart of the Issue…
Read More »