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Cardiology Resource Centre				Chronic heart failure In collaboration with the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), Nursing in Practice brings you a series of special bulletins featuring an overview of guidance for healthcare professionals. Click here to access the guidance on chronic heart failure. Hypertension Hypertension is estimated to cause 4.5% of current global disease burden and is as prevalent in many developing countries as in the developed world. Blood pressure-induced cardiovascular risk rises continuously across the whole blood pressure range. The primary care nurse's role continues to evolve with the focus of patient care moving from secondary care. Increasingly, nurses are taking the lead in chronic disease management such as diabetes, respiratory conditions and hypertension Useful links British Heart Foundation Heart UK Health professionals NICE Guidance: Cardiovascular disease NICE Guidance: Management of hypertension Communicate with patients Patient UK: Heart failure NHS Choices: Heart failure Sign up to receive the very latest on cardiology Name: Email address:
The Nursing in Practice Cardiology Resource Centre provides you with the latest developments in cardiology to assist you in the diagnosis and management of patients with heart disease. Coronary heart disease kills over 100,000 people in the UK every year, and cardiac nurses play a vital role in helping people with heart failure to live fuller, longer lives, reduce their likelihood of hospital admissions and retain independence in their own homes
Latest cardiology news Asbestos workers 'at higher risk of death by heart disease' Tuesday 3 April 2012 Workers who are exposed to asbestos as part of their job are at a “significantly” greater risk of death from heart disease and stroke, research suggests FA doctor speaks out on cardiac screening Friday 23 March 2012 In the aftermath of Saturday's incident with Fabrice Muamba, Ian Beasley, Senior Team doctor for the England football team and the FA's Head of Medical Services, has spoken out on cardiac screening in football Heart attack risk could be hereditary Thursday 9 February 2012 An increased risk in heart attacks in some males could be down to their genes Pollution increases heart attack risk Thursday 22 September 2011 “Controversial” research linking pollution levels with heart attacks has been criticised as being “ambiguous” and “unclear” by the British Heart Foundation		Latest cardiology clinical articles Chest, heart and stroke conditions: what patients and carers want to know Tuesday 13 December 2011 There is a significant amount of support available for patients with chest, heart and stroke illness and a number of charities provide information and support services that nurses can access to help their patients A guide to… measuring blood pressure Thursday 6 October 2011 Blood pressure readings are an important indicator of a patient’s health and risk of hypertension and stroke. Accurate technique requires skill and up-to-date knowledge, and is a key part of the nurse’s everyday practice Heart disease: the rich/poor divide Thursday 6 October 2011 A new global analysis reveals that some of the poorest countries in the world have among the highest age-standardised mortality rates of cardiovascular disease Hypertension and lifestyle advice Wednesday 25 May 2011 Hypertension has reached epidemic proportions. It has been estimated that around 15 million people in the UK are currently hypertensive with that number set to increase as we become less active and more overweight
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