@ARTICLE{10.3389/fmed.2021.682218, AUTHOR={Zhang, Chunzhi and Xiang, Congling and Tian, Xin and Xue, Jun and He, Gengxu and Wu, Xueliang and Mei, Zubing and Li, Tian}, TITLE={Roles of Nursing in the Management of Geriatric Cardiovascular Diseases}, JOURNAL={Frontiers in Medicine}, VOLUME={8}, YEAR={2021}, URL={https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2021.682218}, DOI={10.3389/fmed.2021.682218}, ISSN={2296-858X}, ABSTRACT={The nursing field occupies the largest secion of the cardiovascular healthcare services. Despite this, the roles of nursing within the cardiovascular healthcare system has not been well displayed. The authors searched PubMed and Embase (between January 1, 1950, and June 17, 2021) and created a narrative review of recent publications regarding the role of nursing in the management of geriatric cardiovascular disease (CVD). Patients with geriatric CVD, which includes mainly myocardial ischemia and heart failure, were enrolled. Nursing can improve the outcomes of myocardial ischemia and heart failure. It plays a pivotal role in the recovery, rehabilitation, and outcomes of geriatric CVD, especially for chronic heart diseases. Taken together, this paper compiled is focused on the current status of cardiovascular nursing and may facilitate future treatment and rehabilitation in geriatric CVD.} }