2023 Cardiovascular Nursing Symposium – General Sessions
Clinical management of chronic cardiovascular disease is a key component of the work of advanced practice nurses and RNs in cardiology and primary care settings. PCNA develops an annual CE…
Read MoreHypertension and the Critical Role of Nurses in Detection and Management
One in two U.S. adults has an elevated blood pressure, and for those that have hypertension, only one in four have it controlled. Guest Janet Wright, MD, FACC, describes the…
Read MoreTreating Pulmonary Hypertension
In the final of this three-part content series, join colleagues Amy Chybowski, NP, and Jonathan Milton, MA, BSN, RN, CCRN-CMC as they discuss the different treatment pathways for patients with…
Read MoreDiagnosing Pulmonary Hypertension
In this second episode of a three-part content series on pulmonary hypertension, we sit down with Raza Farhan, MD, and discuss the diagnosis journey of PH. Dr. Raza describes the…
Read MoreRecognizing Pulmonary Hypertension
In the first episode of this three-part content series on pulmonary hypertension, hear from guests Traci Housten, RN, MS, and Lisa Maher, DNP, ARNP, FNP-BC, and FPCNA. Traci and Lisa…
Read MoreHypertension Management: The Key to Reducing CVD Risk
Hypertension prevention and management is a keystone strategy in reducing CVD risk globally, and guest Eileen Handberg, PhD, ANP-BC, FAHA, FACC, FPCNA, compels nurses to continue to play key leadership…
Read MoreResistant Hypertension: Who is at risk? Detection, Evaluation and Treatment
Learn from Vivek Bhalla, MD about resistant hypertension (RH). Dr. Bhalla explains common steps to detecting and evaluating RH patients and explores management of the disease. Finally, learn the importance of shared…
Read MoreResistant Hypertension Detection & Management
Learn about the diagnosis and treatment of resistant hypertension (also called apparent treatment resistant hypertension) from guest Vivek Bhalla, MD. What is the prevalence of this disease? What does the…
Read MoreHypertension: Local Solutions to a Global Crisis
Hypertension control is an intersection of factors at the patient, provider, system, and societal levels. Guest Yvonne Commodore Mensah, PhD, MHS, RN, FAAN, FAHA, FPCNA, describes actions in the clinic,…
Read MoreHypertension Continues to be a Leading Cause of U.S. Maternal Mortality
The U.S. is in crisis when it comes to pregnancy-related maternal mortality (i.e., maternal deaths during or in the year following pregnancy). In late September 2022, the Centers for Disease…
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