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Health Literacy and Atrial Fibrillation
Author(s): Konstantinos N Aronis , Brittany Edgar , Wendy Lin , et al Added: 3 years ago
Atrial fibrillation (AF) requires complex management to prevent adverse outcomes. To succeed with AF, patients need to learn specialised medical terminology and the self-care skills and activation to interpret and report symptoms. AF care involves long-term adherence to medications with deleterious side-effects, such as antiarrhythmics and anticoagulants. The patient experience of AF is further… View more

Electrophysiology & Arrhythmia

Prevention & Chronic Conditions
The 2021 European Heart Failure Guidelines
Author(s): Nesan Shanmugam Added: 2 years ago

Heart Failure

Prevention & Chronic Conditions
Using Pharmacogenetic Testing to Tailor Warfarin Therapy: The Singapore Experience and What the Future Holds
Author(s): Grace Shu-wen Chang , Doreen Su-Yin Tan Added: 3 years ago
Warfarin is a widely used anticoagulant for the prevention and treatment of thromboembolic disorders. It is well known that there is considerable inter-individual variability in warfarin dose requirements. Furthermore, because warfarin has a narrow therapeutic window, there is a risk of serious sequelae, such as thromboembolism or bleeding, if international normalised ratio (INR) levels fall into… View more

Prevention & Chronic Conditions
Cardiovascular Complications of Chronic Kidney Disease: An Introduction
Author(s): Hilary Warrens , Debasish Banerjee , Charles A Herzog Added: 1 year ago

Prevention & Chronic Conditions

CV Disease in Special Populations
Type 2 Diabetes Treatment in Patients with CVD
Author(s): Tariq Ahmad , Ralph J Riello , Silvio Inzucchi Added: 3 years ago

Prevention & Chronic Conditions

CV Disease in Special Populations
Home Blood Pressure Monitoring
Author(s): Jacob George , Thomas M MacDonald Added: 3 years ago
Hypertension increases the risk of heart attack, stroke, kidney disease, and heart failure1 and is the leading preventable risk factor for global cardiovascular (CV) disease burden worldwide.2 At ages 40–69 years, each increase of 20 mmHg in systolic blood pressure (BP) is associated with more than a doubling of the baseline mortality rate from cardiovascular disease (CVD).3 However, despite the… View more

Heart Failure
HF 22: Chronic & Acute HF Guidelines for Patients: Improving Patient Care
Author(s): Tiny Jaarsma Added: 1 year ago
In this short interview, Prof Tiny Jaarsma (University of Linköping & Linköping University Hospital, SE) talks about the recently published Chronic & Acute HF Guidelines for Patients. Talking Points: 1. Background to Chronic & Acute HF Guidelines for Patients 2. Utilisation of Patient Guidelines 3. Patient Adherence Recorded at Heart Failure 2022, Madrid. Videographers: Mike Knight & Tom Green… View more

Standards & Guidelines

Heart Failure
Author(s): Nesan Shanmugam Added: 3 years ago
In this issue of European Cardiology Review, Professor Bayes Genis and team give a clear and robust review of the 2016 European Society of Cardiology guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure (HF).1The guidelines were last updated in 2012 and combined for the first time chronic and acute care. One year on, and in the wake of the 2017 HF Association conference… View more

Heart Failure
EP 84: Mastering the Art of Patient Care with Dr Kittleson
Author(s): Ankur Kalra , Michelle Kittleson Added: 1 year ago
“Medical school cannot, and should not, feel easy—but it should feel worthwhile” – these are the opening words of Dr Kittleson’s book, Mastering the Art of Patient Care. Dr Kittleson’s book is not only a great resource for patient care, but a heartful companion to early career faculty as well. Dr Kalra’s guest on Parallax this week is Dr Michelle Kittleson, Professor of Medicine at Cedars… View more

Standards & Guidelines
Telehealth - Future Directions in Cardiovascular Care
Author(s): John GF Cleland , David Barrett Added: 3 years ago
Health services in the developed world are faced with unprecedented challenges over the coming years. The ageing population and increased prevalence of long-term conditions have been factors for some time, but the pressure on resources has been exacerbated by the economic turmoil of recent years. Increasing healthcare costs and expectations, coupled with the growing need for restraint in… View more

Digital Health

Prevention & Chronic Conditions