While reviewing for the exam doing case studies, the book I was reviewing pointed out a new therapy about BNP not only being used as a marker for heart failure, but also as therapy. While BNP is elevated in acute exacerbations of heart failure, it is also available for IV administration and is marketed as nesiritide (Melander, 2004).… Read more →
Novartis, a company that develops drugs and vaccines has just been granted an FDA priority review of a new heart failure drug called LCZ696. The company is well known worldwide Continue Reading →
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In the article “Heart Implants, 3-D – Printed to Order” by Katherine Bourzac, Bourzac (2014) discusses how the science community has advanced to where they are experimenting with 3-D printing to enhance treatment of heart conditions. Scientists have recently used a 3-D printer in conjunction with various cardiac images to produce a 3-D replica of … Continue reading 3-D Printing →
Article: 2015 to ring in advances in prevention, interventional procedures, heart repair The article highlighted on a couple different areas related to advancements in cardiovascular health in the 2015 year. One of the areas highlighted on wearable technologies such as watches with heart rate monitors (Polar, Garmin, Fitbit). Although some of these products have been around … Continue reading Advances in Technology Related to Cardiovascular Health →
Doctors from Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla conducted on the validity of using a Zio Patch to monitor heart rhythms on emergency room patients who may have a possible arrhythmia. A Zio patch is a wireless, ambulatory cardiac monitor that adheres to the skin for 14 days. The purpose of this study was to improve […]
Graft Preservation with heparinized blood/saline solution induces server graft dysfunction As we have learned in class, coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is the most common surgical procedure performed on the heart and the patient’s prognosis largely depends on the long-term patency of the bypass grafts. In practice, grafts are stored at temperatures between 4 … Continue reading Graft Preservation with heparinized blood/saline solution induces server graft dysfunction →
This week I read an interesting article discussing the utilization of nutritional screening tools for cardiac patients. As we know, diet can play a major role in the development and progression of all types of heart disease and assessing patient’s diet is becoming extremely common and important. This interesting article examined whether a simple five […]
Aortic valve replacement continues to be rejected in patients over 75 years of age and who have severe cases of aortic stenosis. This procedure is considered far too risky, with poor health outcomes (Rozeik et al., 2014). However, technological advancements have made it possible to revolutionize the placement of an aortic valve, which is generally […]
Hello. I wanted to update you regarding a few items. First, the ATI comprehensive Med-Surg test was not on your individual profiles for ATI. I have contacted the ATI representative and gotten that sorted out. I do not want to overload you with test-taking, but I will be assigning the comprehensive Med-Surg practice test A…
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