Published in Journal of Vascular Nursing
• COVID-19 poses significant risks for patients with vascular disease. • Telemedicine can help clinicians care for patients with vascular disease while socially distancing due to COVID-19. • Diagnosis-based algorithms helped clinicians identify candidate patients for telemedicine versus in-person evaluation. • These algorithms guided clinicians in ...
Published in Journal of vascular nursing : official publication of the Society for Peripheral Vascular Nursing
Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is an immune response to heparin associated with significant morbidity and mortality in hospitalized patients if unidentified as soon as possible, owing to thromboembolic complications involving both arterial and venous systems. Early diagnoses based on a comprehensive interpretation of clinical and laboratory...
Published in Journal of vascular nursing : official publication of the Society for Peripheral Vascular Nursing
The purpose of this study was to examine the association between cardiovascular risk estimated by the Framingham Risk Score and functional capacity in patients with peripheral artery disease using a 6-minute walk test. Fifty-six participants with intermittent claudication were recruited. The Framingham Risk Score was calculated and used to split th...
Published in Journal of Vascular Nursing
Published in Journal of Vascular Nursing
Published in Journal of Vascular Nursing
Published in Journal of Vascular Nursing
ObjectiveTo describe the cardiovascular profile of Veteran men before beginning ADT, with the eventual benefit of targeting treatments to manage harmful cardiovascular side effects. Materials and MethodsWe performed a secondary analysis with Chi-square and Fisher’s exact tests were performed for associations between demographics and cardiovascular ...
Published in Journal of Vascular Nursing
Published in Journal of Vascular Nursing
IntroductionIn patients undergoing an amputation due to vascular disease, little is known about the timing, mode of delivery and amount of information needed. The purpose of this study is to explore the perspectives of patients who have undergone a major lower limb amputation, as a result of vascular disease, regarding the information healthcare pr...
Published in Journal of Vascular Nursing
The standard of care is to obtain a noninvasive blood pressure (NIBP) measurement from the right upper arm.1 However, in the pediatric population it is common practice to take blood pressure (BP) measurements from the calf/upper ankle. Nurses commonly take calf NIBPs for many reasons, but there is little evidence to support calf blood pressures as ...
