[The organisation of outpatient medical and nursing clinics for the follow-up of patients after hospitalization for a myocardial infarction or heart failure].

Unlabelled: . The organisation of outpatient medical and nursing clinics for the follow-up of patients after hospitalization for a myocardial infarction or heart failure.

Introduction: Guidelines suggest careful monitoring of patients after acute heart failure (AHF) or acute myocardial infarction (AMI).

[Effectiveness of a nurse-led educational intervention for patients admitted for acute coronary syndrome].

Objective: To assess the effectiveness of a nurse-led class with phone follow-up, to help patients achieve lifestyle changes after an acute coronary syndrome (ACS).

Methods: Each patient < or = 75 years, admitted to a intensive cardiac care unit (ICCU) for ACS from September 2003 to December 2004, who attended the education class (case) was matched with two patients paired for age, sex and admission time, admitted for ACS to ICCUs in the other hospitals in the same area (controls). One year later the two groups were blindly interviewed on the phone, using a structured questionnaire about their lifestyles.

[How to increase patient knowledge of their coronary heart disease: impact of an educational meeting led by nurses].

Background: Most patients discharged after an acute coronary event or a coronary revascularization do not have adequate knowledge of the nature of their disease and of the importance of a correct lifestyle. The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of an educational intervention led by nurses for patients admitted to hospital for coronary heart disease (CHD).

Methods: Since May 2003, regular health education meetings for inpatients with CHD and their relatives have been held by the nurses of the Cardiology Division of the Desio hospital.

[Knowledge and lifestyles of patients: a survey on patients admitted with acute coronary syndrome in the CCU of an Italian hospital].

Aim And Methods: The lifestyles before hospital admission, knowledge on their illness and lifestyles after the acute coronary event were analysed with questionnaires, in three different samples of patients: a. all the patients admitted for acute coronary event from may 2003 to may 2005 to explore lifestyles before acute coronary event (416 patients) b. all the patients admitted from may 2003 to april 2004 (before the start of health information meetings organised by nurses), to explore the knowledge of the illness and its causes (132 patients) c.