Heart to Heart Nurses

Being healthy as a an older adult starts decades earlier. Guest Jennifer Drummonds, DNP, CRNP, ANP-BC, shares strategies for helping patients with the process of making healthy changes, including doing one small thing at a time. 

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The PREVENT(TM) online calculator helps estimate 10- and 30-year risk for CVD using factors that include CV, kidney and metabolic health measures. Learn from guest Sadiya Khan, MD, MSc, about how to use the tool to identify long-term risk and implement prevention and management strategies to help reduce long-term risk of disease.

Related resources:

PREVENT calculator

2026 MultiSociety Dyslipidemia Guideline

AHA Dyslipidemia Guideline Hub for Professionals

2025 Multisociety Blood Pressure Guideline

PCNA CVD Secondary Prevention HCP

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Preconception care is an important strategy for reducing lifelong CVD risk in women. Nicole Crossley, PhD, RN, RDNhttps://pcna.net/career-development/courses/?_topic=women-and-heart-disease, LD, FPCNA, shares strategies for implementing trusted, culturally-relevant care for all ages, especially high-priority populations that are most at risk.

Related Resources:

Primary prevention of CVD in women (ESC)

2019 AHA/ACC Primary Prevention Guideline

PCNA courses on women and heart disease

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Cardiovascular disease is the leading killer of women, yet most women are unaware of their risk. How do we help women navigate their risk at every age? Guest Gina Lundberg, MD, FACC, FAHA, describes aspects of pregnancy and menopause that can impact women's heart health.

Resources: 

The Feminine Face of Heart Disease (AHA): https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.123.064460 

PCNA CE course: Menopausal Hormone Replacement Therapy: https://pcna.net/course/menopausal-hormone-replacement-therapy/ 

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This podcast episode explores transitions of care for patients with PSVT (paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia), featuring insights from Alison Stephens, PA-C and Todd Wagner, RN. They discuss diagnosis, treatment pathways and the importance of patient education, follow-up care, and addressing social determinants of health to prevent recurrence and improve outcomes. 

CE units are available for this episode only through June 15, 2027. To access CE, visit pcna.net/course/spotlight-on-psvt/.

Related PCNA Resources

​​- Patient Journey: PSVT Strikes Anytime, Anyplace - https://pcna.net/resource/patient-journey-psvt-strikes-anytime-anyplace-video/

​- PSVT: Barriers and Solutions to the Disease Burden for Patients - https://pcna.net/resource/psvt-barriers-and-solutions-to-the-disease-burden-for-patients/

​- Living with PSVT: A Patient-Centered Care Plan - https://pcna.net/podcast/living-with-psvt-a-patient-centered-care-plan/

​- Living with PSVT: Episodic Rapid Heart Rates - https://pcna.net/podcast/living-with-psvt-episodic-rapid-heart-rates-psvt-afib-and-more/

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Join Alison Stephens, PA-C, as she defines PSVT (paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia), explores its impact on patients' quality of life, and discusses various treatment options, including a new FDA-approved nasal spray.

CE units are available for this episode only through June 15, 2027. To access CE, visit pcna.net/course/spotlight-on-psvt/.

Related PCNA Resources:

​​- Patient Journey: PSVT Strikes Anytime, Anyplace - https://pcna.net/resource/patient-journey-psvt-strikes-anytime-anyplace-video/

​- PSVT: Barriers and Solutions to the Disease Burden for Patients - https://pcna.net/resource/psvt-barriers-and-solutions-to-the-disease-burden-for-patients/

- Living with PSVT: A Patient-Centered Care Plan ​- Living with PSVT: Episodic Rapid Heart Rates - https://pcna.net/podcast/living-with-psvt-a-patient-centered-care-plan/

Related Episode Resources:

- Self-Administered Etripamil and Emergency Department Visits in Supraventricular Tachycardia - https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamacardiology/fullarticle/2832045

- Self-administered intranasal etripamil using a symptom-prompted, repeat-dose regimen for atrioventricular-nodal-dependent supraventricular tachycardia (RAPID): a multicentre, randomised trial - https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(23)00776-6/fulltext

- Catheter Ablation of Atypical Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27754882/

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Join guest Emily Brown, a Cardiovascular Genetic Counselor who has worked with ATTR-CM patients for over a decade. Emily dives into the role of genetic testing in diagnostics and personalized therapies. Emily shares practical strategies and examples of team based care with a multi-disciplinary care team to tackle turning the tide on ATTR-CM. Emily shares suggestions for resources and support for genetic testing for patients.

Related PCNA Resources:

The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Cardiovascular Care: ATTR Case Study (CE Course) 

Heart Failure and ATTR-CM: A Guide for Health Care Professionals 

Hereditary Amyloidosis: What you need to know fact sheet 

Related Episode Resources:

ForgingBridges - Resources to help support you and your patients 

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Join guest Dana Miller, Advanced HF Nurse Practitioner, to discuss the science and evidence to turn the tide on ATTR. Dana provides an overview of recent clinical trials and how an ATTR-CM diagnosis impacts rate of hospitalization, mortality and quality of life. Dana shares resources and recommendations to continue to learn more about the ever-evolving ATTR-CM treatment and management strategies.

Related PCNA Resources:

The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Cardiovascular Care: ATTR Case Study (CE Course) 

Heart Failure and ATTR-CM: A Guide for Health Care Professionals 

Hereditary Amyloidosis: What you need to know fact sheet 

Related Episode Resources:

CRISPR-Cas9 In Vivo Gene Editing for Transthyretin Amyloidosis

Transthyretin Cardiac Amyloidosis Evaluation and Management: 2025 ACC Concise Clinical Guidance

Changing Patterns of Diagnosis and Survival in Transthyretin Cardiac Amyloidosis: A Multicenter Cohort Study

Outcomes in patients with cardiac amyloidosis undergoing catheter ablation for atrial arrhythmias

Amyloidosis Research Consortium

Heart Failure Society of America (HFSA)

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Join guest Morgan Lewis, an Amyloid Nurse Clinician, to learn about how ATTR-CM impacts patient's quality of lives. Morgan describes the variants of ATTR-CM as well ad dives into the ongoing unmet needs of patients iwth ATTR-CM. Morgan shares practical examples to overcome challenges to patient care and optimal health outcomes using team-based care strategies.

Related PCNA Resources:

The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Cardiovascular Care: ATTR Case Study (CE Course)

Heart Failure and ATTR-CM: A Guide for Health Care Professionals

Hereditary Amyloidosis: What you need to know fact sheet

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