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Weight gain in young and middle adulthood key to later heart health
Weight gain in young and middle-aged adults is linked to poor heart health during older age, irrespective of weight in…
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Specialist nurses go on the road to raise awareness of heart failure
Specialist nurses and their colleagues are heading out on tour this week to help patients in their area to discover…
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Women with heart disease ‘less likely’ to receive drugs than men
Women with heart disease are less often treated with cholesterol-lowering drugs, including statins, than men, according to Swedish researchers. The…
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Heart failure ‘most common’ complication of atrial fibrillation
Heart failure, rather than stroke, is in fact the most common complication of atrial fibrillation (AF), according to Danish researchers,…
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Telemedicine can cut readmission and boost outcomes for heart patients
A “simple strategy” involving the remote monitoring and assessment of patients after a heart attack can reduce hospital readmissions and…
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Heart helpline doubles number of nurses to cope with demand
A rising demand from people needing support for a heart condition has led the British Heart Foundation (BHF) to double…
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Education
Voices from the Heart of Nursing
Welcome to another Med Surg Monday, where we celebrate the dynamic world of medical-surgical (Med Surg) nursing. Often regarded as…
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Earlier lipid checks urged to prevent heart disease cases
High cholesterol levels in adolescence can cause structural and functional cardiac damage leading to premature heart damage and death, sparking…
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Nurse Lifestyle
Be the Example: 5 Steps to Heart Health for Nurses
We are nurses. We should be healthy, right? We know we should be, but we are also human. Here are…
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