Heart to Heart Nurses Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association

Advocacy every day makes a difference from the bedside to the halls of Congress. Nurse voices and stories are critical to ensuring that healthcare policies reflect the needs of health care professionals and their patients. Guest Ryan Gough discusses current Congressional bills and the importance of engagement in advocacy actions.




Safe Step Act: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/652 




MINI Act: https://healthpolicytoday.org/2024/04/24/a-mini-act-could-be-big-for-patients/ 




Axios: Trust in Health Decisions [Edelman Trust Barometer] April 29, 2024: https://www.axios.com/2024/04/18/public-trust-medical-pharmaceutical-industry-institutions 




PCNA Advocacy Toolkit: https://pcna.net/about/advocacy/advocacy-toolkit/ 




PACH: advancecardiohealth.org 




Maintaining Investment in New Innovation Act: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/5547

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Individuals returning from deployment to their hometown require clinicians who understand the special factors that may influence their health, such as long-term exposures to stress and chemicals, unhealthy eating, and more. Guest Judy Ching, RN, BSN, CDCES, describes these considerations as well as the critical importance of correct documentation to ensure long-term care through the VA and other sources. 




2024 Burn Pit (PACT Act) Bill: https://www.va.gov/files/2024-03/pact-act-overview-19mar24.pdf

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Nursing is a combination of art as well of science. Guests Cheri Nichols, BSN, RN, FPCNA, and Jody Hereford, MS, BSN, RN, NBC-HWC, discuss the importance of recognizining the artfulness in what we do each day, and how it improves our outlook, our practice, and our effectiveness with patients. 

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Guest Cheryl Dennison Himmelfarb, PhD, RN, FAAN, FAHA, FPCNA, describes how effective blood pressure readings at home and in clinic can lead to accurate assessment, including treatment-resistant hypertension. Partnering with patients and other healthcare professionals, and potential barriers to reaching blood pressure goals, are also discussed.




EPISODE LINKS & RESOURCES:

Validated blood pressure devices: https://www.validatebp.org/




PCNA Hypertension Patient Tools: https://pcna.net/clinical-resources/patient-handouts/hypertension-patient-tools-and-handouts/

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Ruth-Alma Turkson-Ocran PhD, MPH, RN, FNP-BC, CNE and Maria Bonanni CRNP discuss renal denervation treatments for resistant hypertension, including case studies. 




Resources: 

Renal Denervation FDA Approval: https://www.healio.com/news/cardiology/20231120/fda-approves-second-renal-denervation-device-to-treat-hypertension




Symplicity SPRAL OFF-MED RTC

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)30554-7/abstract




Symplicity SPYRAL ON-MED RTC

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(22)00455-X/abstract




GSR DEFINE – long term registry data; real-world experience

https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.123.21283




DENERHTN: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27576780/

Renal Denervation: A Practical Guide for Health Professionals Managing Hypertension: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10433107/




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One in two US adults has a hypertension diagnosis, yet not all hypertension is the same. Learn from guests Yvonne Commodore-Mensah PhD, MHS, RN and Ruth-Alma Turkson-Ocran PhD, MPH, RN, FNP-BC, CNE about primary/essential, secondary, and resistant hypertension, including the definition, diagnosis, and treatments, as well as the impaact of nonadherence. Access to care, home versus clinic readings, and team-based care are also discussed.




Resources:

Secondary Hypertension: Discovering the Underlying Cause: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29094913/ 




Resistant Hypertension: Detection, Evaluation, and Management: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association: https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/HYP.0000000000000084

One in two US adults has a hypertension diagnosis, yet not all hypertension is the same. Learn from guests Yvonne Commodore-Mensah PhD, MHS, RN and Ruth-Alma Turkson-Ocran PhD, MPH, RN, FNP-BC, CNE about primary/essential, secondary, and resistant hypertension, including the definition, diagnosis, and treatments, as well as the impaact of nonadherence. Access to care, home versus clinic readings, and team-based care are also discussed.




Resources:

Secondary Hypertension: Discovering the Underlying Cause: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29094913/ 




Resistant Hypertension: Detection, Evaluation, and Management: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association: https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/HYP.0000000000000084




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