Family History and Patient Health
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 MoreSuccess in Failure: New Definitions in Heart Failure
Join Christina Craigo, MSN, ACNP, AACC as she reviews the new universal definitions of heart failure, explores the updated 2022 guidelines-directed medical therapy for heart failure with reduced LV function…
Read MoreCase Study: Lifestyle, Medication, and Intervention to Manage Stable Coronary Heart Disease
Discuss and debate the merits of invasive vs, non-invasive management of coronary heart disease (CHD) with David Maron, MD and William Fearon, MD. This course will apply case examples to…
Read MoreSubstance Abuse and Cardiovascular Disease
Throughout this CE course, Mariann Piano, PhD, RN will review current U.S. trends and discuss the general and cardiovascular risks associated with regarding substance abuse and cardiovascular disease. Learn strategies…
Read MoreHeart Sounds: What is Your Patient’s Heart Telling You?
Join Jane Linderbaum, MS, CNP, AACC, as she reviews basic heart sounds (S1, S2) and how to recognize third and fourth sounds, gallops, and pericardial rubs. After this course, you…
Read MoreSecondary Prevention in Acute Coronary Syndrome: What Nurses Need to Know
Learn from Dr. Handberg about the secondary prevention guidelines and treatments for risk reduction in patients with acute coronary syndrome. Understand the importance of a team-based approach to manage the…
Read MoreIschemic Heart Disease and Microvascular Angina: Current Trends in Diagnosis and Management
Eileen Handberg, PhD, ANP-BC, FACC discusses clinical perceptions of women and heart disease and reviews the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of pre-clinical atherosclerosis and microvascular disease.
Read MoreOptimal Nutrition for Cardiovascular Risk Reduction
Dr. Catherine Christie discusses what research reveals about current diets and trends and how they stack up in the context of cardiovascular risk reduction.
Read MoreInflammation and Cardiovascular Disease: Understanding the Relationship
In this course, Donna Arnett, PhD, MSPH discusses inflammation and chronic inflammatory disease in the context of atherosclerosis. She describes inflammation as a process that links lipids to ASCVD and…
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