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Author(s): Gina G Mentzer , Alex J Auseon Added: 3 years ago
Heart failure (HF) affects more than 5 million people, representing 2 % of the population.1,2 At 40 years of age, the lifetime risk of developing HF, regardless of gender, is one in five, with an incidence of 10 per 1,000 population after the age of 65 years.1,3 Despite efforts focused toward primary prevention of HF in the areas of hypertension (HTN), diabetes, obesity, use of cardiotoxic… View more

Heart Failure

Prevention & Chronic Conditions
Author(s): Melody Sherwood , Todd M Brown Added: 3 years ago
Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) refers to the provision of a wide range of secondary prevention services to patients with cardiovascular disease. Although exercise training is a core component of any CR program, modern comprehensive CR programs provide a comprehensive approach to disease modification including risk factor modification, nutritional counseling, weight management, and psychosocial… View more

Heart Failure

Prevention & Chronic Conditions
Author(s): Peter H Brubaker Added: 3 years ago
Heart failure (HF), most simply defined as the inability of the heart to meet the demands of the tissue, results in symptoms of fatigue or dyspnea on exertion (progressing to dyspnea at rest), and is a costly and deadly disorder.1 HF is the only cardiovascular disease entity where the incidence is currently increasing. In 1991 there were ‘just’ 3.5 million reported cases of HF in the US; however,… View more

Heart Failure

Prevention & Chronic Conditions
Author(s): Edwin E Ferguson Added: 3 years ago
Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) refers to coordinated multifaceted interventions designed to optimize a cardiac patient's physical, social, and psychological functioning, with the additional goals of stabilizing, slowing, or even reversing the progression of the underlying atherosclerotic processes, thereby reducing morbidity and mortality.1CR is a comprehensive secondary prevention program that… View more

Heart Failure

Prevention & Chronic Conditions
Author(s): Edwin E Ferguson Added: 3 years ago
Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) refers to coordinated multifaceted interventions designed to optimize a cardiac patient's physical, social, and psychological functioning, with the additional goals of stabilizing, slowing, or even reversing the progression of the underlying atherosclerotic processes, thereby reducing morbidity and mortality. CR is a comprehensive secondary prevention program that… View more

Heart Failure

Prevention & Chronic Conditions
Author(s): Carl J Lavie , Richard V Milani Added: 3 years ago
The potential benefits of formal, phase II cardiac rehabilitation and exercise training (CRET) programs have recently been reviewed in great detail.1–3 However, despite the substantial proven benefits of this therapy, which are outlined in part in this review, recent data have emphasized that many patients are not referred to formal CRET,4 and a minority of patients (14% of patients with acute… View more

Electrophysiology & Arrhythmia

Prevention & Chronic Conditions
Maurizio Volterrani
Job title: Head of the Cardiological Rehabilitation Unit
Full Professor in of Exercise Science and Medicine at San Raffaele Telematic University of Rome. Head of the Cardiac Pulmonary Department at IRCCS San Raffaele in Rome. Prof Volterrani’s main research interests include heart failure, exercise training in cardiac rehabilitation, telemedicine, hyperkalaemia and kidney failure . He is and has been principal investigator in multiple international… View more
Job title: Reader in Cardiovascular Physiology
Personal History Dr Jamie O'Driscoll is based in Canterbury, UK where he holds the position of Reader in Cardiovascular Physiology at Canterbury Christ Church University. Academic History Dr Jamie O'Driscoll, BSc (Hons), MSc (Hons), CertEd, PhD, graduated with a 1st class honours in Sport Science from Brunel University, where he went on to earn a distinction in his MSc in Health and… View more
Author(s): Joel W Hughes , Andrea Bon-Wilson , Kent Eichenauer , et al Added: 3 years ago
In a recent meeting with department heads from psychiatry and cardiology, the possibility of hiring a behavioral medicine specialist (e.g. a psychologist) to work exclusively with cardiac and pulmonary patients was discussed. One cardiologist said, “I could probably refer you seven patients every Tuesday.” Whatever clinic he was referring to, it was clear to all in attendance that patients with… View more

Prevention & Chronic Conditions
Author(s): Marjorie L King , Randal J Thomas Added: 3 years ago
In spite of growing scientific evidence of the benefits of cardiac rehabilitation and secondary prevention programs, these programs remain underutilized, with fewer than 30% of eligible patients participating. This occurs despite evidence that participation in cardiac rehabilitation is associated with a mortality benefit of approximately 20–25%.1 Although barriers to participation are… View more

Prevention & Chronic Conditions