Nursing Times has launched a new set of bitesize learning videos on heart failure, which affects nearly one million patients in the UK with 200,000 new diagnoses every year. This independent video ...

Over one million people in the UK have heart failure and around 200,000 new diagnoses are made every year (Conrad et al, 2018). Estimates suggest there are a further 385,000 people with heart failure ...

Elderly patients who are discharged to skilled nursing care after hospitalization for heart failure often have other complications as well and typically are at higher risk for poor outcomes. These ...

Whole grains, like oats, quinoa, millet, and barley, are great additions to managing heart failure. The fiber in these foods help lower LDL, or bad cholesterol, and stabilizes blood sugar.

Heart failure affects more than 6.5 million Americans, and more than a half-million new cases are diagnosed each year. Because heart failure management is complex, its effects are often compounded in ...

Twenty to 40% of people with heart failure will actually be diagnosed with depression. It's hard to receive that diagnosis. Another percent, I think 10% to 20%, anxiety.

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The number of Americans who have heart failure is expected to increase to 8.7 million by 2030. It currently directly accounts for about 8.5 percent of all heart disease deaths in the U.S.

The benefits of the NP role in cardiovascular nursing are well documented in the U.S. [9, 10] The utilization of NPs in the management of heart failure has been shown to be cost-effective [17] and ...