OBJECTIVES This study analyzed age-adjusted sex differences among acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients aged 75 years and above with regard to 7-year mortality (primary end point) and the frequency of angiograms and admission to the coronary care unit (CCU) as well as 1-year mortality (secondary end points). METHODS A retrospective cohort study comprised 1,414 AMI patients (748 females a...

Introduction: Many patients in coronary care unit (CCU) suffer from decreased sleep quality caused by environmental and mental factors. This study compared the efficacy of foot reflexology massage, foot bath, and a combination of them on the quality of sleep of patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Methods: This quasi-experimental study was implemented on ACS patients in Iran. Random sam...

Abstract Background The management of acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) often requires intensive care. However, the effects early care unit (ICU)/coronary (CCU) admission on activities daily living (ADL) in ADHF patients have not been precisely evaluated. Thus, we assessed whether ICU entry can improve post-discharge ADL performance these patients. Methods and results (New York Heart Ass...

Background and aims: Evidence-based Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) are essential tools to improve the quality of nursing care. The present study aimed design validate proposed evidence-based care guidelines in patients undergoing coronary angiography. Methods: This developmental was performed angiography post-cardiac unit (CCU) Vali-e-Asr hospital Fasa 2019. were designed based on Stetler ...

INTRODUCTION Acute coronary syndrome is the major leading cause for coronary care unit admission. Its spectrum comprises a variety of disorders including unstable angina, non ST elevation and ST elevation myocardial infarction. Its spectrum and incidence is crucial as a part of need assessment of cardiac catheterization laboratories. METHODS An observational study was designed to study the sp...

OBJECTIVE To Evaluate the clinical outcome of patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in the Coronary Care Unit (CCU) over three decades in Dunedin, New Zealand. DESIGN Registry study. SETTING AND PATIENTS all consecutive patients (n = 3,013) with ACS admitted to the CCU from 1979 to 1981 (n = 966) and from 1989 to 1991 (n = 1470) were included prospectively. Data on ACS patients manage...

BACKGROUND Accuracy of blood pressure (BP) measurement in clinical settings is one of the most concerns despite of promotion in techniques for the measurement of BP. Our aim was to compare automated versus manual BP measurement in intensive care unit (ICU), coronary care unit (CCU), and emergency room patients. METHODS Totally, 117 patients in ICU, CCU, and emergency department were registere...

Early thrombolytic therapy after acute myocardial infarction is important in reducing mortality. To evaluate a system for reducing in-hospital delays to thrombolysis pain to needle and door to needle times to thrombolysis were audited in a major accident and emergency (A and E) department of a district general hospital and its coronary care unit (CCU), situated about 5 km away. Baseline perform...