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Welcome to the Irish Nurses Cardiovascular Association (INCA) Website.
OUR MISSION STATEMENT
Providing a forum for education, communication and research development among nurses working in the cardiovascular arena.
The aim of the site is to promote and develop communication and knowledge among cardiovascular nurses. Contributions from cardiovascular nurses and those working and interested in the speciality are very welcome and will be accommodated. Special interest groups and educational resources are available on the “members only” pages. Links are provided to a variety of related sites.
Latest News
INCA Educational Bursary 2020
Open to all INCA members
Closing Date for 2020 applications: 7th February 2020
Click link below for more information
Irish Nurses Cardiovascular Association
22nd Annual Scientific Meeting, 7th March 2020,
“Cardiac Patient Care- Basics to Current Practice”
CALL FOR POSTERS
Deadline for submissions: Friday, February 28th, 2020
Click link below for instruction:
INCA Call for Abstracts 2020 scientific meeting
INCA 22nd Annual Scientific Meeting
‘Cardiac Patient Care – Basics to Current Practice’
7th March 2020, Robert Smith Lecture Theatre, St James’s Hospital
See link below (full programme available soon)
INCA 22nd Annual Scientific Meeting, 7th March 2020
INCA Annual Scientific Meeting in Association with the Irish Cardiac Society
Novel and Rare Cardiac Conditions’ Galway 17.10.2019
Hope you all enjoyed our recent meeting in Galway: superb speakers, personal stories, excellent stands, networking opportunities and thanks to our ICS colleagues a new app to play with!
Thank you to all 168 attendees, you really made the day!
Check out the Gallery for more photos
INCA Annual Scientific Meeting in Association with the Irish Cardiac Society
Novel and Rare Cardiac Conditions’ Galway 17.10.2019
Congratulations to the team from ED in Beaumont for their winning poster:
‘Cardiology rANP-led pharmacological cardioversion of patients with recent onset, low risk, non-valvular Atrial fibrillation reduces length of stay in the ED and prevents hospital admission’
Check out the new 2019 ESC Clinical Practice Guidelines here: https://www.escardio.org/Guidelines/Clinical-Practice-Guidelines
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Dyslipidaemias
- Acute Pulmonary Embolism
- Chronic Coronary Syndromes
- Diabetes, Pre-diabetes and CVD
EuroHeartCare 2020 : check it all out here:
INCA recognition letter from ACNAP
The Association of Cardiovascular Nursing and Allied Professions in the European Society of Cardiology have written to the INCA committee to thank them for their hard work and dedication in organizing EuroHeartCare 2018…one of the best attended EuroHeartCare events ever!
We in turn want to thank our members and colleagues who promoted the conference and attended in great numbers, those who participated by presenting their work and our industry associates for helping us to ensure the event was such a huge success! 
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Redo PCI or CABG, Left Main Patients Pay a Price: EXCEL
Redo PCI or CABG, Left Main Patients Pay a Price: EXCEL
A new 3-year analysis shows that repeat revascularization is more common after PCI than bypass surgery, but durability remains an issue for both strategies.Clinical Phenogroups in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction
Objectives This study sought to assess if clinical phenogroups differ in comprehensive biomarker profiles, cardiac and arterial structure/function, and responses to spironolactone therapy. Background ...