Highlights From the 2017 Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing Clinical Symposium

Council on behalf of the American Heart Association Council on Cardiovascular Nursing and Stroke and Pamela H . Mitchell

on behalf of the American Heart Association Council on Cardiovascular Nursing and Stroke and Pamela H. Mitchell Neila J. Donovan, Stephanie K. Daniels, Jeff Edmiaston, Janice Weinhardt, Debbie Summers State-of-the-Art Nursing Symposium, International Stroke Conference 2012 Dysphagia Screening: State of the Art : Invitational Conference Proceeding From the Print ISSN: 0039-2499. Online ISSN: 152...

Partnering with patients in shared decision-making for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation.

Effect of the Performance of the Liaison Nurses on the Motor Complications in Stroke Patients after Discharge: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Background & Aims: Despite the rapid prevention, diagnosis, and management of stroke, the patients are still at a high risk of complications. From hospital admission to discharge and at home, liaison nurses help the patients with the complicated care issues caused by stroke. The present study aimed to investigate the effect of the performance of liaison nurses on the incidence of motor complica...

Illuminating the pathway for the next generation of cardiovascular medicine practitioners and researchers: Highlights of the Joint PASCAR–SCC clinical symposium on hypertension and heart failure, Cameroon

The Pan-African Society of Cardiology roadmap aims to achieve a 25% control of hypertension by the year 2025. Whether this is attainable or not depends largely on the capacity of healthcare providers and policy makers to address the rising prevalence of hypertension and its complications, including heart failure. Task sharing is fundamental in optimising hypertension control. The Clinical Resea...

Cardiovascular complications and acute ischemic stroke after the treatment with epinephrine in an anaphylactic patient

Anaphylaxis is a serious clinical condition that can affect all ages and many systems (skin, gastrointestinal system, respiratory and cardiovascular systems). There are a few case reports of cardiac and cerebrovascular complications due to the anaphylaxis and/or the treatment with epinephrine. A 69-year-old female patient with known coronary artery disease (CAD), coronary artery bypass graft (C...