Browsing by Subject "heart failure"
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Acceptability of Activity Monitor Use During and After Hospitalization in Older Adults with Heart Failure
(East Carolina University, 2018-05-03)Background: Many activity monitors have been validated and accepted to track physical activity in adults, however research is limited in clinical populations such as older adults with heart failure. Health tends to decline ... -
Increased Long-Term Mortality among Black CABG Patients Receiving Preoperative Inotropic Agents
(2015-07)The aim of this study was to examine racial differences in long-term mortality after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), stratified by preoperative use of inotropic agents. Black and white patients who required ... -
Increasing Palliative Medicine Presence in Heart Failure Admissions
(2022-07-25)The Palliative Medicine team at a 182-bed hospital in a suburban area desired to grow its presence in the heart failure population by increasing consultation rates. A DNP project created at the site included the Palliative ... -
A Practice Change Project to Decrease Heart Failure Readmission Rates
(2022-04-26)Heart failure is a complex health condition that affects many individuals and families. This condition requires the implementation of self-management interventions after hospital discharge to reduce incidences of hospital ... -
Precision Medicine for Heart Failure: Lessons from Oncology
(2017-06-01)