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Promoting Patient Utilization of Outpatient Cardiac Rehabilitation: a joint International Council and Canadian Association of Cardiovascular prevention and rehabilitation position statement

Pio, Carolina Santiago de Araújo; Beckie, Theresa M; Varnfield, Marlien; Sarrafzadegan, Nizal; Babu, Abraham S; Baidya, Sumana; Buckley, John; Chen, Ssu-Yuan; Gagliardi, Anna; Heine, Martin; Khiong, Jong Seng; Mola, Ana; Radi, Basuni; Supervia, Marta; Trani, Maria R; Abreu, Ana; Sawdon, John A; Moffatt, Paul D; Grace, Sherry.

Int. j. cardiol; 40 (2), 2020

Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is a recommendation in international clinical practice guidelines given its benefits; however, use is suboptimal. The purpose of this position statement was to translate evidence on interventions that increase CR enrollment and adherence into implementable recommendations. The...

Prevención Secundaria/organización & administración, Accesibilidad a los Servicios de Salud/organización & administración, Manejo de la Enfermedad, Enfermedad de la Arteria Coronaria/prevención & control, Rehabilitación Cardiaca/enfermería

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Synopsis of the 2020 U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs/U.S. Department of Defense Clinical Practice Guideline: The Diagnosis and Management of Hypertension in the Primary Care Setting

This guideline represents an important step toward clarifying the evidence regarding the management of patients with hypertension within the VA/DoD primary care settings. As with other clinical practice guidelines, challenges remain, such as evidence gaps, the need to develop effective strategies for gui...