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Review
. 2022 Sep-Oct;40(5):238-244.
doi: 10.1097/NHH.0000000000001097.

Cardiovascular Assessment

Nadine Wodwaski, Elaine Webber
Review

Cardiovascular Assessment

Nadine Wodwaski et al. Home Healthc Now. 2022 Sep-Oct.

Abstract

Cardiovascular (CV) disease affects 6.2 million people in the United States, placing many of these individuals at risk for heart failure. The number of patients with heart failure who utilize home healthcare services after hospital discharge is high. There is also a high rate of readmission following hospitalization for heart failure, contributing to morbidity and mortality, as well as creating a financial burden for healthcare systems. Home care clinicians can make a significant contribution to reducing CV morbidity and readmissions by becoming proficient at CV assessment and using this information to develop an action plan to prevent exacerbations and rehospitalizations. This article reviews the anatomy and physiology of the CV system and describes subjective and objective CV assessment.

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