European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

JUL 1, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE

Intensive patient education by specialized nurses improves quality of life and self-management skills in patients with heart failure in a multicentre randomized controlled trial

European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

Multicentre RCT with 297 analysed patients showing significant improvements in quality of life, patient knowledge, and self-management skills with intensive nurse-led education, though the primary endpoint on rehospitalization was neutral.

JUN 27, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE

Feasibility and process evaluation of CArdiac Brief INtervention (CABIN) in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction: a mixed-method, pilot randomized controlled trial

European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

Pilot RCT with favorable feasibility metrics and preliminary evidence of benefit across multiple outcomes (disease knowledge, psychological wellbeing, CR enrollment) in a small STEMI population, but underpowered to establish efficacy.