Cardiac rehabilitation delivery model for low-resource settings

Grace, SL; Turk-Adawi, KI; Contractor, A; Atrey, A; Campbell, N; Derman, W; Melo Ghisi, GL; Oldridge, N; Sarkar, BK; Yeo, TJ; Lopez-Jimenez, F; Mendis, S; Oh, P; Hu, D; Sarrafzadegan, N.

Heart; 102 (18), 2016

"OBJECTIVE: Cardiovascular disease is a global epidemic, which is largely preventable. Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is demonstrated to be cost-effective and efficacious in high-income countries. CR could represent an important approach to mitigate the epidemic of cardiovascular disease in lower-resource s...

Models, Organizational, Health Resources, Health Care Costs, Activities of Daily Living, Consensus, Cardiovascular Diseases/diagnosis, Cardiovascular Diseases, Exercise Therapy, Delivery of Health Care, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Patient Education as Topic, Return to Work, Risk Reduction Behavior, Self Care, Cardiovascular Diseases/therapy

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Canadian Cardiovascular Society/Canadian Society of Cardiac Surgeons/Canadian Society for Vascular Surgery Joint Position Statement on Open and Endovascular Surgery for Thoracic Aortic Disease

Appoo, JJ; Bozinovski, J; Chu, MW; El-Hamamsy, I; Forbes, TL; Moon, M; Ouzounian, M; Peterson, MD; Tittley, J; Boodhwani, M.

Can. j. cardiol; 32 (6), 2016

In 2014, the Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS) published a position statement on the management of thoracic aortic disease addressing size thresholds for surgery, imaging modalities, medical therapy, and genetics. It did not address issues related to surgical intervention. This joint Position Stateme...

Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures, Cardiovascular Diseases/surgery, Aortic Diseases/surgery, Aorta, Thoracic/surgery, Advisory Committees, Endovascular Procedures, Vascular Surgical Procedures/methods

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Treatment of symptoms of the menopause: an Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline

Stuenkel, C. A; Davis, S. R; Gompel, A; Lumsden, M. A; Murad, M. H; Pinkerton, J. V; Santen, R. J.

J. clin. endocrinol. metab; 100 (11), 2015

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this document is to generate a practice guideline for the management and treatment of symptoms of the menopause. PARTICIPANTS: The Treatment of Symptoms of the Menopause Task Force included six experts, a methodologist, and a medical writer, all appointed by The Endocrine Soci...

Menopause, Estrogen Replacement Therapy, Climacteric, Risk Factors, Cardiovascular Diseases/prevention & control, Breast Neoplasms/prevention & control, Female Urogenital Diseases/prevention & control, Hot Flashes/drug therapy, GRADE Approach

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Management of dyslipidemia for cardiovascular disease risk reduction: synopsis of the 2014 U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs and U. S. Department of Defense clinical practice guideline

Downs, J. R; O'Malley, P. G.

Ann. intern. med; 163 (4), 2015

DESCRIPTION: In December 2014, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) approved a joint clinical practice guideline for the management of dyslipidemia for cardiovascular disease risk reduction in adults. This synopsis summarizes the major recommendations. METHODS...

Cardiovascular Diseases/diagnosis, Dyslipidemias, Hematologic Tests, Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors, Risk Reduction Behavior, Secondary Prevention

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Guía de práctica clínica nacional de tratamiento de la adicción al tabaco

Argentina. Ministerio de Salud de la Nación.

Esta Guía tiene como propósito contribuir a la disminución de la prevalencia nacional de personas que fuman, al facilitar al equipo de salud, las herramientas necesarias para intervenir en la recuperación de la dependencia del tabaco. El objetivo general es proveer al equipo de salud, recomendaciones...

Tobacco Use Disorder/prevention & control, Nicotiana/adverse effects, Lung Neoplasms/etiology, Cardiovascular Diseases/etiology, Respiratory Tract Diseases/etiology, Tobacco Use Cessation/methods, Varenicline/therapeutic use, Nortriptyline/therapeutic use, Clonidine/therapeutic use

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Self-Care of Cardiovascular disease, diabetes and chronic respiratory disease

World Health Organization.

“Self-care is the ability of individuals, families and communities to promote health, prevent disease, and maintain health and to cope with illness and disability with or without the support of a healthcare provider” Current epidemiological evidence indicates four non-communicable diseases (NCDs) mak...

Self Care/methods, Noncommunicable Diseases/therapy, Cardiovascular Diseases/therapy, Diabetes Mellitus/therapy, Respiratory Tract Diseases/therapy

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