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Into the New Year
The New Year brings a great opportunity to evaluate progress and consider plans for the future of Heart & Lung. It is my pleasure to inform you that in 2011, Heart & Lung earned its highest im...
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Nancy S. Redeker
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Meeting the health challenges of the 21st century workforce: Future directions for cardiovascular research
The American workforce represents a challenging yet increasingly important target for cardiovascular disease (CVD) programs. Nearly a third of America's 140 million workers have hyperlipidemia, 15% ha...
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Victoria Vaughan Dickson
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| AAHFN Leadership Message |
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Heart failure nurses play a pivotal role in linking clinical research to clinical practice: Translational research
07 November 2011
There are approximately 6 million Americans living with heart failure and more than 670,000 patients with newly diagnosed heart failure annually who depend on heart failure nurses to combine the scien...
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Connie M. Lewis
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| Care of the Patient with Coronary Heart Disease |
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The relationship of work, self-care, and quality of life in a sample of older working adults with cardiovascular disease
14 November 2011
Abstract: Objective: The study objective was to describe the self-care behaviors of adherence to medication, diet, exercise, and symptom monitoring of older workers with cardiovascular disease (CVD) a...
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Victoria Vaughan Dickson,
Alexandra Howe,
Joshua Deal,
Margaret M. McCarthy
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Effects of home-based rehabilitation on health-related quality of life and psychological status in Chinese patients recovering from acute myocardial infarction
05 October 2011
Abstract: Objective: This study evaluated the effects of a home-based rehabilitation program for Chinese patients with myocardial infarction in terms of health-related quality of life and psychologica...
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Wenru Wang,
Sek Ying Chair,
David R. Thompson,
Sheila F. Twinn
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| Care of the Patient with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension |
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Family caregiving in pulmonary arterial hypertension
19 May 2011
Abstract: Background: Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a devastating disease that places a significant burden on patients and their families. However, family caregiving, to the best of our kno...
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Boyoung Hwang,
Jill Howie-Esquivel,
Kirsten E. Fleischmann,
Nancy A. Stotts,
Kathleen Dracup
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The experiences of patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension receiving continuous intravenous infusion of epoprostenol (Flolan) and their support persons
26 July 2011
Abstract: Objective: Little is known about the day-to-day experiences of patients and their support persons during the course of epoprostenol treatment for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). The s...
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Heather Hall,
Joanne Côté,
Althea McBean,
Margaret Purden
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| Measurement of Symptoms and Quality of Life in Patients with Heart Failure |
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Validation of a three-factor measurement model of dyspnea in hospitalized adults with heart failure
28 July 2011
Abstract: Objective: The purpose of this study was to validate a 3-factor measurement model of dyspnea sensory quality (WORK-EFFORT, TIGHTNESS, SMOTHERING-AIR HUNGER) originally derived in patients wi...
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Mark B. Parshall,
Adam C. Carle,
Unchalee Ice,
Robert Taylor,
Joyce Powers
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Reliability and validity of the Korean version of the Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire
Abstract: Objective: The aim of this study was to verify the reliability and validity of the Korean language version of the Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire (MLHFQ) before using this ...
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Ju Ryoung Moon,
Yoen Yi Jung,
Eun-Seok Jeon,
Jin-Oh Choi,
Joo Min Hwang,
Sang-Chol Lee
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| Care of the Patient with Pulmonary Disorders |
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Endotracheal tube exchangers: Should we look for safer alternatives?
11 August 2011
Abstract: Endotracheal tube exchange is considered a simple procedure, performed in cases of endotracheal tube malfunction. It usually involves the use of airway exchange catheters (AECs). The procedu...
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Kassem Harris,
Michel Chalhoub,
Rabih Maroun,
Dany Elsayegh
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Clinical diagnostic utility of adenosine deaminase, interferon-γ, interferon-γ–induced protein of 10 kDa, and dipeptidyl peptidase 4 levels in tuberculous pleural effusions
16 September 2011
Abstract: Objective: Current tools for the diagnosis of tuberculous pleural effusions are suboptimal. The study was undertaken to evaluate the accuracy of pleural fluid adenosine deaminase (ADA), inte...
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Hongxiu Wang,
Jun Yue,
Jinghui Yang,
Rongliang Gao,
Jinming Liu
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| Case Studies in Infectious Disease |
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Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in a hospitalized adult with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) mimicking influenza A and Pneumocystis (carinii) jiroveci pneumonia (PCP)
17 October 2011
Abstract: Background: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is an important cause of lower respiratory tract infections in young children, the elderly, and immunocompromised hosts, but RSV is a rare cause...
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Burke A. Cunha,
Uzma Syed,
Jean E. Hage
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Bronchoalveolar carcinoma (adenocarcinoma) mimicking recurrent bacterial community-acquired pneumonia (CAP)
12 April 2011
Abstract: Depending on the community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) pathogen, host factors, and immune status, CAPs resolve on chest x-rays at different rates. CAPs that resolve more slowly than expected, o...
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Burke A. Cunha,
Uzma Syed,
Nardeen Mikail
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| Case Studies in Cardiovascular Disorders |
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Endovascular therapy for radiation-induced pulmonary artery stenosis: A case report and review of the literature
23 March 2011
Abstract: Although pulmonary artery stenosis and its treatment has been well characterized in pediatric populations, its diagnosis and even how to determine the significance of a stenosis can be diffi...
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Steven R. Bruhl,
Mujeeb Sheikh,
Satjit Adlakha,
Samer J. Khouri,
Utpal Pandya
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Aortic stenosis and angiodysplastic gastrointestinal bleeding: Heyde’s disease
13 October 2011
Abstract: Obscure gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding can be a perplexing and difficult problem in elderly patients, especially if they are hemodynamically unstable. If aortic stenosis is also present, the...
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Sameer Islam,
Ebtesam Islam,
Cihan Cevik,
Hosam Attaya,
Mohammad Otahbachi,
Kenneth Nugent
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A case for immediate-release niacin
18 March 2011
Abstract: Niacin is currently a favored drug for increasing high-density lipoprotein, especially in patients with ischemic heart disease or at high risk of developing it. In addition, niacin further d...
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Mayer Bassan
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Reply to “Fever myths and misconceptions: The beneficial effects of fever as a critical component of host defenses against infection” by Cunha et al
07 September 2011
My co-authors and I thank Dr. Cunha et al for their interest in our study and their reply to our Letter to the Editor. We absolutely agree that fever should not be routinely treated in patients, and t...
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Panagiotis Kiekkas
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Fever myths and misconceptions: The beneficial effects of fever as a critical component of host defenses against infection
21 October 2011
I read with interest the comments by Dr Kiekkas about Schulman and colleagues’ article on the effects of antipyretic treatments on outcomes in critically ill patients. Fever is the most misunderstood ...
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Burke A. Cunha
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Post discharge follow up phone call
03 October 2011
My current role in nursing includes making postdischarge follow-up phone calls and reviewing medication reconciliation forms to provide continuity of care and prevent unnecessary readmissions to our h...
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Aster Naffe
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Board of Directors
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