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Treatment for the troubled heart

Treatment for the troubled heart Treatment for the troubled heart 38 Nursing made Incredibly Easy! July/August 2007 About 5 million Americans have heart failure, with more than 2.0 ANCC /AACN half a million new cases identified each year. And heart failure will CONTACT HOURS only become more prevalent as the number of older Americans increases. We’ll fill you in on the latest staging system so you’ll know how to recognize patients with this disorder and help delay its progression. DONNA CHOJNOWSKI, RN, CRNP, MSN Heart Failure and Transplant Nurse Practitioner/Clinical Manager • Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplant Program, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania • Philadelphia, Pa. The author has disclosed that she has no significant relationships with or financial interest in any commercial companies that pertain to this educational activity. THE AMERICAN COLLEGE of Cardiology cur when the heart develops impaired fill- (ACC) and the American Heart Association ing or ejection related to a functional or How heart failure (AHA) have developed guidelines (revised structural problem (see ). This disorder can occur at any age, in 2005) for the management of heart fail- happens but it’s most common among those ages 65 ure, with a focus on identifying patients at and older. Heart http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Nursing Made Incredibly Easy! Wolters Kluwer Health

Treatment for the troubled heart

CHOJNOWSKI, DONNA
Nursing Made Incredibly Easy! , Volume 5 (4) – Jul 1, 2007
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Treatment for the troubled heart 38 Nursing made Incredibly Easy! July/August 2007 About 5 million Americans have heart failure, with more than 2.0 ANCC /AACN half a million new cases identified each year. And heart failure will CONTACT HOURS only become more prevalent as the number of older Americans increases. We’ll fill you in on the latest staging system so you’ll know how to recognize patients with this disorder and help delay its progression. DONNA CHOJNOWSKI, RN, CRNP, MSN Heart Failure and Transplant Nurse Practitioner/Clinical Manager • Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplant Program, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania • Philadelphia, Pa. The author has disclosed that she has no significant relationships with or financial interest in any commercial companies that pertain to this educational activity. THE AMERICAN COLLEGE of Cardiology cur when the heart develops impaired fill- (ACC) and the American Heart Association ing or ejection related to a functional or How heart failure (AHA) have developed guidelines (revised structural problem (see ). This disorder can occur at any age, in 2005) for the management of heart fail- happens but it’s most common among those ages 65 ure, with a focus on identifying patients at and older. Heart

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