Author: Aidan

June 12, 2023 Blog, General News by Aidan

A New Device Gently Moves Esophagus, Making Heart Procedures Safer For Atrial Fibrillation Patients

COLUMBUS, Ohio – A new device invented with the help of an electrophysiologist at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center makes a heart procedure safer for...

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June 12, 2023 Blog, Blood Pressure, General News by Aidan

What Kevin Hall Wants Everyone To Know About Atrial Fibrillation

This World Heart Day, we spoke to Kevin Hall, who six years ago, was diagnosed with Atrial fibrillation (AF), a type of heart arrythmia. Kevin...

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June 12, 2023 Blog, General News by Aidan

Australia Pioneers The 3-D Printed Heart Tissue Treatment

Researchers at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) have proved that 3D bio-printed cardiac tissues can help patients recover from the damage caused by a...

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April 5, 2023 Blog, Hypertension by Aidan

Prevalence And Determinants Of Hypertension Control Among Almost 100 000 Treated Adults In The UK

Open Heart. 2021; 8(1): e001461. Published online 2021 Mar 11. doi: 10.1136/openhrt-2020-001461 Neo Tapela,1,2Jennifer Collister,1Lei Clifton,1Iain Turnbull,1Kazem Rahimi,3 and David J Hunter1 Abstract Objective To identify factors associated with hypertension...

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April 4, 2023 Blog, Nursing Homes by Aidan

Association Between Nursing Home Staff Turnover And Infection Control Citations

Lacey Loomer PhD, MSPH, David C. Grabowski PhD, Huizi Yu BS, Ashvin Gandhi PhD First published: 06 September 2021 https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-6773.13877 Abstract Objective To describe the association between nursing...

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April 4, 2023 Blog, Peripheral Arterial Disease by Aidan

Peripheral Arterial Disease (Pad) Symptom Questionnaires

Methods of symptom evaluation and their impact on peripheral arterial disease symptom prevalence Peripheral arterial disease (PAD), sometimes referred to as LEAD (lower extremity artery...

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March 16, 2023 Blog, Nursing Homes by Aidan

Education And Training For Infection Prevention And Control Provided By Long-term Care Homes To Family Caregivers: A Scoping Review Protocol

MacLean, Rachel1; Durepos, Pamela1; Gibbons, Caroline2; Morris, Patricia1,3; Witherspoon, Richelle4; Taylor, Natasha5; Keeping-Burke, Lisa5,6; McCloskey, Rose5,6Author Information JBI Evidence Synthesis ():10.11124/JBIES-22-00308, January 18, 2023. | DOI: 10.11124/JBIES-22-00308 Abstract Objective:  The objective of...

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March 8, 2023 Blog, Wound Management by Aidan

Podiatric Wound Assessment In Less Time

Treating lower-extremity wounds not only entails preventing infections and mitigating any patient pain or discomfort, but also the management of the underlying pathophysiology that caused...

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February 15, 2023 Blog, General News by Aidan

Trusting Your Scale Is Good, Calibrating It Is Even Better

Scale calibration guarantees that your scales show accurate measurement results, meaning, calibration ensures the safety of your patients and also gives you the utmost confidence...

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February 14, 2023 Blog, Hypertension by Aidan

Physical Exercise, Inflammation, And Hypertension: How To Improve Cardiovascular Prevention

Filippo Crea European Heart Journal, Volume 43, Issue 46, 7 December 2022, Pages 4763–4766, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehac695 Published: 07 December 2022 This Focus Issue on epidemiology, prevention, and...

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