Your cardiologist may recommend that you attend cardiac rehab. This is a program run by specialists who will help you safely strengthen your heart and reduce the risk for more heart disease. The plan includes exercise, relaxation, stress management, and heart-healthy nutrition. Healthcare providers...
Cardiac monitoringMyocardial ischemiaCoronary careChinaAs cardiovascular diseases have become the leading cause of death in many countries including China, nurses are increasingly required to be abreast of technological advances and the skills necessary to manage this increasing health care problem. Chinese ...
The cardiac intensive care unit (ICU) is an analytic environment, one in which insight about a patient's condition and evolving trajectory is gleaned from data and information from monitoring systems, electronic health records, and other data repositories. ...
Your healthcare provider may recommend that you attend cardiac rehabilitation (rehab). This is a program run by specialists who will help you safely strengthen your heart and prevent more heart disease. The plan includes exercise, relaxation, stress management, and heart-healthy nutrition. Health...
Individual and institutional factors affecting cardiac monitoring in coronary care units: A national survey of Chinese nurses As cardiovascular diseases have become the leading cause of death in many countries including China, nurses are increasingly required to be abreast of tech... Z Lin,Z Tao,W...
Cardiac CT angiography for persons with any of the following contraindications to the procedure: Body mass index (BMI) greater than 40 (except when 3rd generation Dual-Source CT (DSCT) 120-kv tube voltage is utilized); Inability to image at desired heart rate (under 80 beats/min), despite...
Determinants of prolonged intensive care unit stay in patients after cardiac surgery: a prospective observational study Background: Prolonged intensive care unit (ICU) stay of patients after cardiac surgery has a major impact on overall cost and resource utilization. The aim of this study was to id...
Depression is a highly prevalent risk factor for incident coronary heart disease (CHD) and for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in patients with established CHD. In this Review, Carney and Freedland consider the evidence for depression as a cardiac
cardiac impulses from many angles. The ECG provides 3-dimensional information about the conduction system of the heart, the myocardium, and other cardiac structures.Electrocardiogram (ECG)findings; cardiac stress tests and catheterizations may also be needed. Treatment is primarily based on reducing ...
with routine non-gated chest CTs16,50,58. Because non-gated chest CT are performed for non-cardiac indications, acquisition parameters differ than those for gated coronary CTs which can affect the accuracy of calcium quantitation59. Coronary CTs for calcium scoring are often reconstructed with a ...