Pacemakers and Implantable Defibrillators* Carol Jacobson Donna Gerity PACEMAKERS Arrhythmia device therapy is becoming more complex with every advance in technology, requiring clinicians to have more knowledge and greater responsibilities…
Exercise and Activity Jonathan Myers Since the late 1950s, numerous scientific reports have examined the relationships between physical activity, physical fitness, and cardiovascular health. Expert panels convened by organizations such…
Complementary and Alternative Approaches in Cardiovascular Disease Eleanor F. Bond Shannon M. Latta Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) health care approaches are commonly used by patients with cardiovascular problems to…
Mechanical Circulatory Assist Devices Michael A. Chen* *Debra Laurent and Julie A. Shinn are authors of Nursing Care Plan 26-1 Mechanical circulatory assist devices have been used since the 1960s….
Lipid Management and Cardiovascular Disease Kathleen A. Berra Joan M. Fair Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death for American women and men and is responsible for 35.2%…
Adult Congenital Heart Disease Philip Moons Mary M. Canobbio Congenital heart disease is defined as gross structural abnormalities of the heart or intrathoracic great vessels that have actual or potential…
Disease Management Models for Cardiovascular Care Nancy Houston Miller Erika S. Sivarajan Froelicher Since the mid-1990s disease management programs have served as an important method of caring for patients with…
Coronary Heart Disease Risk Factors Kaye M. Kramer Katherine M. Newton Erika S. Sivarajan Froelicher Coronary heart disease (CHD) is usually associated with one or more characteristics known as risk…
Acquired Valvular Heart Disease Denise Ledoux DEFINITION, CLASSIFICATION, AND EPIDEMIOLOGY Valvular heart disease continues to be a common source of cardiac dysfunction and mortality. Competent cardiac valves maintain a unidirectional…
Adherence to Cardiovascular Treatment Regimens Lora E. Burke Kyeongra Yang Sushama D. Acharya Adherence or compliance has been studied extensively in recent decades.1, 2, 3, 4 The terms adherence and…
