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Calcium supplements associated with increased risk of cardiovascular death in men but not women
Commentary on: Xiao Q, Murphy RA, Houston DK, et al.. Dietary and supplemental calcium intake and cardiovascular disease mortality: the National Institutes of Health-AARP diet and health study. JAMA Intern Med 2013;173:639–46 Implications for practice and research Calcium supplements increase cardiovascular risk. The role of calcium supplements in the management of osteoporosis should be reconsidered. Context In 2008, a randomised controlled trial (RCT) suggested that calcium supplements might increase the risk of cardiovascular events.1 Subsequent meta-analyses of RCTs examining calcium monotherapy and calcium and v...
Source: Evidence-Based Nursing - June 17, 2014 Category: Nursing Authors: Bolland, M. J., Grey, A. Tags: Primary health care, Drugs: cardiovascular system, Stroke, Diet, Ischaemic heart disease, Osteoporosis Source Type: research

In people with atrial fibrillation receiving antithrombotics, short-term non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug exposure increases risk of serious bleeding
Commentary on: Lamberts M, Lip GYH, Hansen ML, et al. Relation of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs to serious bleeding and thromboembolism risk in patients with atrial fibrillation receiving antithrombotic therapy Ann Intern Med 2014;161:690–8. Implications for practice and research Short courses of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) should be used with caution in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) already taking antithrombotic therapy for stroke prevention since there is an increased risk of serious bleeding and clot formation. Research needs to be carried out on whether combined NSAID and non-v...
Source: Evidence-Based Nursing - December 15, 2015 Category: Nursing Authors: Myat, A. Tags: GI bleeding, Adult nursing, Drugs: cardiovascular system, Pain (neurology), Stroke, Ischaemic heart disease, Pain (palliative care), Pain (anaesthesia), Drugs: musculoskeletal and joint diseases, Arrhythmias Source Type: research

Moving Beyond Warfarin-Are We Ready?: A Review of the Efficacy and Safety of Novel Anticoagulant Agents Compared to Warfarin for the Management of Atrial Fibrillation in Older Adults.
Abstract Atrial fibrillation (AF) is one of the most common cardiac arrhythmias seen in clinical practice. Stroke risk in patients diagnosed with AF increases from 1.5% in the fifth decade of life to 23.5% in patients older than 80, emphasizing the need for effective and appropriate therapies. Over the past 50 years, vitamin K antagonists-namely warfarin (Coumadin(®))-have been the mainstay for stroke prevention. The introduction of dabigatran (Pradaxa(®)), rivaroxaban (Xarelto(®)), and apixaban (Eliquis(®)) has caused both patients and providers to question whether better alternatives to warfarin therapy exis...
Source: Journal of Gerontological Nursing - June 12, 2013 Category: Nursing Authors: Ogbonna KC, Clifford KM Tags: J Gerontol Nurs Source Type: research

Managing Blunt Trauma in Patients Receiving Dabigatran Etexilate: Case Study and Review of the Literature
The objectives of this article are to present a case of life-threatening bleeding in a patient receiving dabigatran etexilate, followed by a review of the current literature and a suggested reversal guideline.
Source: Journal of Emergency Nursing: JEN - April 1, 2013 Category: Nursing Authors: Peter Eamonn Croft, Katherine P. Cabral, Tania D. Strout, Michael R. Baumann, Michael A. Gibbs, Matthew C. DeLaney Tags: Trauma Notebook Source Type: research

In women, increased dietary antioxidants are associated with reduced risk of developing heart failure
Commentary on Rautiainen S, Levitan EB, Mittleman MA, et al.. Total antioxidant capacity of diet and risk of heart failure: a population-based prospective cohort of women. Am J Med 2013;126:494–500. Implications for practice and research A diet rich in natural antioxidants may reduce the risk of developing heart failure. Well-designed intervention studies are needed to investigate the effect of a diet rich in antioxidants on heart failure incidence. Context Heart failure is a syndrome comprising symptoms such as breathlessness alongside objective evidence of cardiac dysfunction. This is a common condition with a cons...
Source: Evidence-Based Nursing - June 17, 2014 Category: Nursing Authors: McKeown, P., McKeag, N. Tags: Drugs: cardiovascular system, Heart failure, Stroke, Diet, Vitamins and supplements, Ischaemic heart disease, Diabetes, Medical humanities, Alcohol, Health education, Smoking, Health effects of tobacco use, Tobacco use Women ' s health Source Type: research

Hypovitaminosis D predicts more rapid and severe cognitive deterioration in ethnically diverse older adults with and without dementia
Commentary on: Miller JW, Harvey DJ, Beckett LA, et al.. Vitamin D status and rates of cognitive decline in a multiethnic cohort of older adults. JAMA Neurol 2015;72:1295–303. Implications for practice and research Hypovitaminosis D precedes and predicts incident declines in episodic memory and executive function in older adults with and without baseline dementia. This finding encourages testing the efficacy of vitamin D supplementation to slow down, prevent or even improve cognitive decline. These findings should encourage clinicians to correct hypovitaminosis D in elderly patients. Context Hypovitaminosis D is a ru...
Source: Evidence-Based Nursing - September 21, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Noublanche, F., Annweiler, C. Tags: Care of the older person, Dementia, Stroke, Malnutrition, Memory disorders (psychiatry), Drugs: musculoskeletal and joint diseases Source Type: research

Patients who self-monitor or self-manage can improve the quality of their oral anticoagulation therapy
Commentary on: Heneghan CJ, Garcia-Alamino JM, Spencer EA, et al.. Self-monitoring and self-management of oral anticoagulation. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2016;7:CD003839. Implications for practice and research For suitable patients self-monitoring or self-managing enhances the quality of oral anticoagulation therapy. Self-monitoring and self-managing patients experience greater time in therapeutic range with the associated decrease in thromboembolic events. Future research should focus on establishing the factors affecting the uptake of self-monitoring and self-managing of oral anticoagulation. Context There are 950 ...
Source: Evidence-Based Nursing - December 13, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Kennedy, M. Tags: Immunology (including allergy), Drugs: cardiovascular system, Stroke, Internet, Diabetes, Arrhythmias, Metabolic disorders Community and primary care nursing Source Type: research

Dabigatran versus warfarin in patients with atrial fibrillation.
Abstract Atrial fibrillation is associated with an increased risk of ischaemic stroke and mortality. Guidelines recommend non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants, or novel oral anticoagulants, as first choice of drug. While they do not require the meticulous dose adjustments that are required for warfarin, a clinical evaluation of appropriate dose is still necessary. Age and chronic kidney disease in patients with atrial fibrillation increase the risk of bleeding during anti-thrombotic treatment. PMID: 28664799 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Nursing Older People - June 30, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Sander R Tags: Nurs Older People Source Type: research

Evidence-Based Recommendations: Management of Left Ventricular Thrombus Post-Acute Myocardial Infarction
This article serves as a general review of the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management of LVT.PMID:36179309 | DOI:10.1097/DCC.0000000000000553
Source: Dimensions in Critical Care Nursing - September 30, 2022 Category: Nursing Authors: Mohamed Toufic El Hussein Marianne Mikhail Source Type: research

Evidence-Based Recommendations: Management of Left Ventricular Thrombus Post–Acute Myocardial Infarction
This article serves as a general review of the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management of LVT.
Source: Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing - October 8, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: Educational DIMENSION Source Type: research

Evidence-Based Recommendations: Management of Left Ventricular Thrombus Post-Acute Myocardial Infarction
This article serves as a general review of the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management of LVT.PMID:36179309 | DOI:10.1097/DCC.0000000000000553
Source: Dimensions in Critical Care Nursing - September 30, 2022 Category: Nursing Authors: Mohamed Toufic El Hussein Marianne Mikhail Source Type: research