Current Issue May 2012, Vol. 41, No. 3

Issue Highlights

  • Practice patterns of heart failure nurses
    May 2012(Vol. 41 | No. 3 | Pages 218-225)

    Marilyn A. Prasun, Jesse Casida, Jill Howie-Esquivel, Bunny Pozehl, Beth Fahlberg, Cindy Johnson, Juliet Mock, Jill Quinn, Karen Yehle, Linda Baas

  • Symptoms and functional performance in Korean immigrants with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
    May 2012(Vol. 41 | No. 3 | Pages 226-237)

    Soo Kyung Park, Nancy A. Stotts, Marilyn K. Douglas, DorAnne Donesky-Cuenco, Virginia Carrieri-Kohlman

  • Relationship between red cell distribution width and right ventricular dysfunction in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
    May 2012(Vol. 41 | No. 3 | Pages 238-243)

    Isa Sincer, Ali Zorlu, Mehmet Birhan Yilmaz, Omer Tamer Dogan, Meltem Refiker Ege, Gullu Amioglu, Gulay Aydin, Idris Ardic, Izzet Tandogan

  • Cardiographic conundrum: Adding insult to injury
    21 May 2012

    George Nikolić

  • Effect of bronchodilator treatment on the incidence of postoperative atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery
    21 May 2012

    Mary Ann Cunningham, Joanne L. Thanavaro, Rebecca Lorenz, Timothy Delicath, Chakra B. Budhathoki

  • A stepwise progression in the treatment of cardiogenic shock
    18 May 2012

    Ari Pollack, Nir Uriel, Isaac George, Susheel Kodali, Hiroo Takayama, Yoshifumi Naka, Ulrich Jorde

  • Nurses' strategies to address self-care aspects related to medication adherence and symptom recognition in heart failure patients: An in-depth look
    30 April 2012

    Tiny Jaarsma, Mariana Nikolova-Simons, Martje H.L. van der Wal

  • Treatment of severe sepsis and septic shock in critically ill patients
    25 April 2012

    Silvio A. Ñamendys-Silva, Marisol Hernández-Garay

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Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care, the official publication of The American Association of Heart Failure Nurses, presents original, peer-reviewed articles on techniques, advances, investigations, and observations related to the care of patients with acute and critical illness and patients with chronic cardiac or pulmonary disorders.

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