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Exploring the patient experience of remote hypertension management in Scotland during COVID-19: a qualitative study (2023)
Journal Article
Mchale, S., Paterson, M., Pearsons, A., Neubeck, L., Atherton, I., Guthrie, B., …Hanley, J. (2023). Exploring the patient experience of remote hypertension management in Scotland during COVID-19: a qualitative study. BMJ Open, 13(12), Article e078944. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-078944

Objectives The aim of this study was to understand how patients experienced hypertension management, with or without BP telemonitoring, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Design, Methods, participants, and setting This qualitative study conducted b... Read More about Exploring the patient experience of remote hypertension management in Scotland during COVID-19: a qualitative study.

Patients’ experiences and perspectives of post-hospital follow-up care to improve physical recovery for intensive care survivors: A systematic review of qualitative research (2023)
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Rea, N. M., Neubeck, L., McHale, S., & Kydonaki, K. (2023). Patients’ experiences and perspectives of post-hospital follow-up care to improve physical recovery for intensive care survivors: A systematic review of qualitative research. International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances, 5, Article 100168. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnsa.2023.100168

Background Intensive care units deliver care to a heterogeneous group of patients with pre-existing co-morbid disease. Focus has shifted to improving health related quality of life with more patients surviving beyond hospital discharge. Randomised c... Read More about Patients’ experiences and perspectives of post-hospital follow-up care to improve physical recovery for intensive care survivors: A systematic review of qualitative research.

Competency-based cardiac imaging for patient-centred care. A statement of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) (2023)
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Westwood, M., Almeida, A. G., Barbato, E., Delgado, V., Dellegrottaglie, S., Fox, K. F., …Petersen, S. E. (2023). Competency-based cardiac imaging for patient-centred care. A statement of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging, 24(11), 1415–1424. https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjci/jead216

Imaging plays an integral role in all aspects of managing heart disease and cardiac imaging is a core competency of cardiologists. The adequate delivery of cardiac imaging services requires expertise in both imaging methodology – with specific adapta... Read More about Competency-based cardiac imaging for patient-centred care. A statement of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).

Competency-based cardiac imaging for patient-centred care. A statement of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). With the contribution of the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI), and the support of the Association of Cardiovascular Nursing & Allied Professions (ACNAP), the Association for Acute CardioVascular Care (ACVC), the European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC), the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (EAPCI), the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA), and the Heart Failure Association (HFA) of the ESC (2023)
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Westwood, M., Almeida, A. G., Barbato, E., Delgado, V., Dellegrottaglie, S., Fox, K. F., …Petersen, S. E. (2023). Competency-based cardiac imaging for patient-centred care. A statement of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). With the contribution of the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI), and the support of the Association of Cardiovascular Nursing & Allied Professions (ACNAP), the Association for Acute CardioVascular Care (ACVC), the European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC), the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (EAPCI), the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA), and the Heart Failure Association (HFA) of the ESC. European Heart Journal - Imaging Methods and Practice, 1(2), Article qyad023. https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjimp/qyad023

Imaging plays an integral role in all aspects of managing heart disease and cardiac imaging is a core competency of cardiologists. The adequate delivery of cardiac imaging services requires expertise in both imaging methodology – with specific adapta... Read More about Competency-based cardiac imaging for patient-centred care. A statement of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). With the contribution of the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI), and the support of the Association of Cardiovascular Nursing & Allied Professions (ACNAP), the Association for Acute CardioVascular Care (ACVC), the European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC), the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (EAPCI), the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA), and the Heart Failure Association (HFA) of the ESC.

Competency-based cardiac imaging for patient-centred care. A statement of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) (2023)
Journal Article
Westwood, M., Almeida, A. G., Barbato, E., Delgado, V., Dellegrottaglie, S., Fox, K. F., …Petersen, S. E. (2023). Competency-based cardiac imaging for patient-centred care. A statement of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). European Heart Journal, 44(45), 4771–4780. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehad578

Imaging plays an integral role in all aspects of managing heart disease and cardiac imaging is a core competency of cardiologists. The adequate delivery of cardiac imaging services requires expertise in both imaging methodology – with specific adapta... Read More about Competency-based cardiac imaging for patient-centred care. A statement of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).

Understanding cardiac rehabilitation delivery in Scotland during the COVID-19 pandemic: lessons for the future (2023)
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McHale, S., Neubeck, L., Rowat, A., Dawkes, S., & Hanson, C. L. (2023). Understanding cardiac rehabilitation delivery in Scotland during the COVID-19 pandemic: lessons for the future. British Journal of Cardiac Nursing, 18(9), 1-16. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjca.2023.0035

Background/Aims Cardiac rehabilitation services were disrupted during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic because of limitations on interpersonal contact, exercise facility closures and clinical service reorganisation. This necessitated urgent... Read More about Understanding cardiac rehabilitation delivery in Scotland during the COVID-19 pandemic: lessons for the future.

Global perspectives on heart disease rehabilitation and secondary prevention: a scientific statement from the Association of Cardiovascular Nursing and Allied Professions, European Association of Preventive Cardiology, and International Council of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation (2023)
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Taylor, R. S., Fredericks, S., Jones, I., Neubeck, L., Sanders, J., De Stoutz, N., …Grace, S. L. (2023). Global perspectives on heart disease rehabilitation and secondary prevention: a scientific statement from the Association of Cardiovascular Nursing and Allied Professions, European Association of Preventive Cardiology, and International Council of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation. European Heart Journal, 44(28), 2515-2525. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehad225

Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of death, morbidity, disability, and reduced health-related quality of life, as well as economic burden worldwide, with some 80% of disease burden occurring in the low- and middle-income country (LMIC) settin... Read More about Global perspectives on heart disease rehabilitation and secondary prevention: a scientific statement from the Association of Cardiovascular Nursing and Allied Professions, European Association of Preventive Cardiology, and International Council of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation.

Machine learning for diagnosis of myocardial infarction using cardiac troponin concentrations (2023)
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Doudesis, D., Lee, K. K., Boeddinghaus, J., Bularga, A., Ferry, A. V., Tuck, C., …CoDE-ACS Investigators. (2023). Machine learning for diagnosis of myocardial infarction using cardiac troponin concentrations. Nature Medicine, 29(5), 1201-1210. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-023-02325-4

Although guidelines recommend fixed cardiac troponin thresholds for the diagnosis of myocardial infarction, troponin concentrations are influenced by age, sex, comorbidities and time from symptom onset. To improve diagnosis, we developed machine lear... Read More about Machine learning for diagnosis of myocardial infarction using cardiac troponin concentrations.

The Core Curriculum for Cardiovascular Nurses and Allied Professionals (2023)
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Neubeck, L., Ross, C., Jones, J., Simpson, M., Mindham, R., Jaarsma, T., …Astin, F. (2023). The Core Curriculum for Cardiovascular Nurses and Allied Professionals. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 22(7), e62-e113. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjcn/zvad035

This 2023 update of the Core Curriculum in Cardiovascular Nursing (2015) embraces the formation of the Association of Cardiovascular Nursing and Allied Professionals and reflects the diverse professional backgrounds of our members, including nurses,... Read More about The Core Curriculum for Cardiovascular Nurses and Allied Professionals.

General practitioners’ perceptions on opportunistic single-time point screening for atrial fibrillation: A European quantitative survey (2023)
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Vermunicht, P., Grecu, M., Deharo, J., Buckley, C. M., Palà, E., Mairesse, G. H., …Desteghe, L. (2023). General practitioners’ perceptions on opportunistic single-time point screening for atrial fibrillation: A European quantitative survey. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 10, Article 1112561. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcvm.2023.1112561

Background: There is no clear guidance on how to implement opportunistic atrial fibrillation (AF) screening in daily clinical practice. Objectives: This study evaluated the perception of general practitioners (GPs) about value and practicalities of i... Read More about General practitioners’ perceptions on opportunistic single-time point screening for atrial fibrillation: A European quantitative survey.

What do spontaneous coronary artery dissection survivors want to support their recovery? A qualitative study (2023)
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Binnie, K., Neubeck, L., McHale, S., & Hanson, C. L. (2023). What do spontaneous coronary artery dissection survivors want to support their recovery? A qualitative study. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 22(8), 814–823. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjcn/zvad013

Aims: Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD) is increasingly recognised as an important cause of myocardial infarction predominantly affecting women aged under 50 years. There is limited research addressing female and male SCAD survivors’ ex... Read More about What do spontaneous coronary artery dissection survivors want to support their recovery? A qualitative study.

In a large primary care data set, the CHA₂DS₂-VASc score leads to an almost universal recommendation for anticoagulation treatment in those aged ≥65 years with atrial fibrillation (2023)
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Orchard, J. J., Giskes, K., Orchard, J. W., La Gerche, A., Neubeck, L., Hespe, C., …Freedman, B. (2023). In a large primary care data set, the CHA₂DS₂-VASc score leads to an almost universal recommendation for anticoagulation treatment in those aged ≥65 years with atrial fibrillation. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 22(8), 769–772. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjcn/zvad002

From 2012 to 2016, the oral anticoagulant (OAC) treatment determination for atrial fibrillation (AF) patients moved from the CHADS2 score to the CHA2DS2-VASc score. A data set collated during previous studies (2011–19) with de-identified data extract... Read More about In a large primary care data set, the CHA₂DS₂-VASc score leads to an almost universal recommendation for anticoagulation treatment in those aged ≥65 years with atrial fibrillation.