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ESC guidelines emphasize patient-centered and multidisciplinary care for patients with VA and SCD risk.
The 2015 ESC guidelines emphasize the importance of patient-centred care and multidisciplinary involvement, particularly by nurses and allied professionals, in managing patients with ventricular arrhythmias and risk of sudden cardiac death.
Endorses nurse involvement in VA care teams now; leaves open whether 2015 recommendations require updating with post-guideline evidence.
Nurses and allied professionals are at the forefront of care delivery in patients with arrythmogenic risk and have a responsibility to deliver care that is focused on their individual needs. The 2015 European Society of Cardiology guideline on prevention of ventricular arrhythmia and sudden cardiac death heralds a step-change in patient and family focus and interdisciplinary involvement. This development reflects a recognition within the European Society of Cardiology that chronic care of patients with cardiovascular conditions can be improved by involving all stakeholders, making use of multidisciplinary interventions, and placing the patient at the centre of the care process. In this article, taskforce contributors discuss the latest evidence and highlight some of the most pertinent issues for nurses involved in patient-centred care of patients and families with ventricular arrhythmias and/or risk of sudden death.
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Norekvål et al. (2017) conducted a review in Ventricular arrhythmias and risk of sudden cardiac death. 2015 European Society of Cardiology guidelines was evaluated. The 2015 European Society of Cardiology guidelines emphasize patient-centered care and multidisciplinary interventions for patients with ventricular arrhythmias and risk of sudden cardiac death.
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