Cardiology
Type A Aortic Dissection
Written by Saleem Jahangeer, Consultant Cardiothoracic and Aortic Surgeon, St James’s Hospital, Dublin The 19th of September is the global Aortic Dissection Awareness Day. To raise awareness, especially…
Cardiology
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Cardiology
Deactivation of Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators in end-of-life situations – more progress needed
Written by Mr Paul Nolan, Clinical Lecturer & Cardiac Physiologist, Dept of Health and Nutritional Sciences, Atlantic Technological University Introduction Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICDs) are a standard therapy…
Cardiology
Nurse Prescribing in A Private Cardiology Outpatient Setting
Written by Padraig Denn, Introducing Nurse Prescribing to Private Cardiology Practice Introduction I am going to investigate the processes involved in the development of a nurse prescriber role…
Cardiology
Proximal Aortic Aneurysm surveillance clinic – St James’s Hospital “Aortic Clinic”
Written by Saleem Jahangeer, Consultant Cardiothoracic and Aortic Surgeon, St James’s Hospital, Dublin Introduction Proximal aortic aneurysms occur when the proximal aorta dilates to more than 1.5x the…
Clinical Features
Familial Syndromic and Non-Syndromic Aortopathy
Written by Mr Niall Khan, Specialist Registrar in Cardiothoracic Surgery, St James’s Hospital & Mr Saleem Jahangeer, Consultant Cardiothoracic and Aortic Surgeon- aorta@stjames.ie Introduction: Aortopathy is a term…
Cardiology
Heart Failure- What do the Guidelines Tell Us?
Written by Dr Virginia Silvari, Senior Hospital Pharmacist (Cardiology), Cork University Hospital Heart failure (HF) is a complex clinical syndrome where the efficiency of the heart is impaired…
Cardiology
Overview of Proximal Aortic Aneurysms
Mr Saleem Jahangeer, Consultant Cardiac and Aortic Surgeon, St James’s Hospital Dublin aorta@stjames.ie Anatomy of the proximal aorta An understanding of the anatomy of the proximal aorta is…
Clinical Features
Anticoagulation in Atrial Fibrillation: The Role of the Pharmacist
Written by Christine McAuliffe, MPSI. Christine is the lead clinical pharmacist in Tallaght University Hospital’s interdisciplinary Atrial Fibrillation clinic. Christine’s primary role is in the area of anticoagulation…
Cardiology
Developing a VTE Risk Assessment Video for Clinicians: Including the end user
Written by: Kate O’Callaghan Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) is one of the most common cardiovascular diseases. This manifests clinically in Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT), whereby a blood clot forms…
Cardiology
Management of Cardioembolic stroke
Written by Gill Douglas, Shameer Rafee, Department of Neurology, St Vincent’s University Hospital Management of Cardioembolic stroke Stroke remains a leading cause of death and disability globally. While…
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