E27 - Heart Rate as an Early Predictor of Severe Peripartum Cardiomyopathy

Can heart rate at diagnosis of peripartum cardiomyopathy predict disease severity? What are the odds of death or adverse outcomes when heart rate is elevated? How can nurses and clinicians use heart rate to guide plan of care? These questions and more are answered in the 27th episode of the podcast. Researched RN is for nurses of any specialty and clinical setting where new and interesting peer-reviewed nursing articles are summarized and discussed. Develop a spirit of inquiry in your day-to-day with the Researched RN Podcast. Hosted by Steven Cuzmenco, MSN, RN, CCRN-CMC, NPD-BC a nursing professional development specialist and clinical nurse educator. Email ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ResearchedRNPodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ with articles or topics you want to hear!⁠Thrift Books Deal for Listeners - Spend $30 and get a free book! ⁠Article citation: Cooney, R., Scott, J. R., Mahowald, M., Langen, E., Sharma, G., Kao, D. P., & Davis, M. B. (2022). Heart rate as an early predictor of severe cardiomyopathy and increased mortality in peripartum cardiomyopathy. Clinical Cardiology, 45(2), 205–213. https://doi.org/10.1002/clc.23782Intro/Outro Music Credit: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://soundcloud.com/alexproductionsmusic