Tonight, Mayo Clinic buildings will glow in blue to honor National Nurses Week, expressing gratitude for their invaluable contributions. Running May 6th-12th, coinciding with Florence Nightingale's birthday, we celebrate our nurses. #NationalNursesWeek #MayoNursesWeek

NEWS⚡️ In JAHA, the #iSCADregistry publishes largest study to date assessing posttraumatic stress disorder and spontaneous coronary artery dissection in >800 patients.
#SCAD #PTSD #SCAD heart SCAD Alliance MORE... ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JA…

Today we recruited the first patient in the HOPE-AF feasibility study 🌟 This in an online psychological intervention aiming to prevent depression and improve quality of life for patients with atrial fibrillation. The study is led by professor Susanne S Pedersen

Another of our new #PatientChampions from #Galway ... Maura Canning who helped our #Advocacy efforts this week lobbying politicians to sign the Irish Heart Foundation pledge to support services for #heart and #stroke patients. Thanks to Connacht/CityTribune and Maura for supporting our campaign

Why is data regarding the efficacy of CR for those with CAD so inconsistent? Are confounding factors to blame? Here, Duscha et al. investigate this question in order to determine possible impacts on the effect of CR on all-cause readmission and mortality: bit.ly/3vLBITe

A heart attack is a life-threatening event that happens when the coronary arteries that supply blood to your heart muscle suddenly become blocked. Heart attack symptoms are not the same for everyone. Awareness of the symptoms are important for you to identify.

#HeartHealth

Around 600,000 people are affected by heart disease
and stroke in Ireland, but it doesn’t have to be this way. 80% of premature cardiovascular disease is preventable.

Visit irishheart.ie to find out ways you can keep well.

#WorldHealthDay #Heart #Stroke

Today with my IM Residents:
Me: Do you know we have a cardiac rehab?
Them: 5 hands of 40 go up🖐️🖐️🖐️🖐️🖐️
Me: Do you know where Cardiac rehab is?
Them: No hands go up

The NNT with #CardiacRehab is 37, to prevent 1 death (vs 94 with statins or 108 with ACEI).
REFER to CR please!

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Medication error is the leading cause of avoidable patient harm.

41.6% of medication incidents reported by 'Allied Health Professionals' including pharmacists, indicating the valuable role in identifying and reporting medication incidents

Great content in Cardiology Special Issue (2024): particular emphasis on CR! 🫀☘️

Don't miss this infographic and brief discussion by Drs. Burka, Ali, and Forman as they provide an overview of the importance of CR for older adults with cardiovascular disease. Find it here: bit.ly/3v9j33w

Pharmacists have a wealth of knowledge and often the best understanding of the patient.
rte.ie/brainstorm/202…
Thank you Michelle O'Driscoll and RTÉ News. #KnowCheckAsk Ciara Kirke Louisa Power Irish Pharmacy Union HSE QPS Department of Health Laura J Sahm Susan O'Dwyer Fergal Bowers

Our new study unveils strides in #cardiacrehab quality improvement! Discover how the International Cardiac Rehab Registry is empowering programs in low-resource settings. From facilitators to barriers, learn how #ICRregistry plans to bolster support based on invaluable feedback.

🚨HFSA Scientific Statement published today. Here is why you should check it out! #cognitiveimpairment #heartfailure

Cognitive Impairment in Heart Failure: A Heart Failure Society of America Scientific Statement onlinejcf.com/article/S1071-…

Signs you may have sleep apnea:
➡️ Loud snoring or gasping
➡️ Irregular breathing during sleep
➡️ Excessive daytime sleepiness
➡️ Morning headaches
➡️ Anxiety, depression

Ask your doctor about a sleep study if you have any of these symptoms. Learn more at spr.ly/6015k8qEx

Lower levels of nurse staffing in emergency departments associated with treatment delay, poor care quality, increase in left-before-treatment and cardiac arrest. Patient safety, care quality and patient flow are reliant on nurse staffing levels #phdstudent
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“As cardiac surgeons who see our open heart patients at a 6-week follow-up appointment, we don’t really have a good sense of how long it takes to recover from a sternotomy. I used to say three months, but now I say 3-6 months...'
myheartsisters.org/2020/10/11/how… Carolyn Thomas ☮️

Mayo Clinic CV RCSI Beaumont Hospital Irish Heart Foundation IrishCardiacSociety Paul Reid Stephen Donnelly Micheál Martin Essential Reading in advance of the Mayo Clinic's return to Ireland next month! 🇮🇪 🫀☘️HCRI Hospital Cardiac Rehab Ireland ICCPR

Cardiac Rehabilitation — Challenges, Advances, and the Road Ahead | NEJM nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NE…

Hello from hospital pharmacy many of whom are working in departments unsuitable for the growth in patients, with unfilled staff positions & now an embargo on recruitment, who also stepped up during the pandemic and resulting surge in medicines use in acute & community hospitals