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Heart failure (HF) affects 5.1 million people and is responsible for one in nine deaths. It is estimated that more than half of the people diagnosed with heart failure die within five years of diagnosis. Approximately 20% of Medicare beneficiaries are readmitted within 30…
As a nurse practitioner specializing in cardiovascular care in an acute-care hospital, I am consulted when a patient need open-heart surgery. I speak to the patient and his significant others. I discuss what to expect before, during and after the surgery, and answer any…