Chronic Cardiac Care A Practical Guide to

Within ageing Western populations there is an increasing prevalence of chronic cardiac disease. Current therapeutics are likely to increase rather than decrease the number of people affected by chronic angina pectoris, heart failure and atrial fibrillation.

Simon Stewart, Professor of Health Research, University of Queensland, Australia

Sally Inglis, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Queensland, Australia

Anna Hawkes, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University, Queensland, Australia

Dedication

vi

Foreword

vii

Preface

viii

Section 1: Background

Pathophysiology and epidemiologic burden of chronic cardiac disease

3

(37)

Key therapeutic targets in chronic cardiac care

40

(27)

Section 2: Effective Models of Chronic Cardiac Care

Slowing the progression of cardiovascular disease: innovative approaches to cardiac rehabilitation and secondary prevention

67

(11)

Chronic CHF management programs: an exemplar for chronic cardiac care

78

(21)

Section 3: Managing Care: From the Organization to the Individual

Organizational aspects of chronic cardiac care

99

(5)

Individual aspects of chronic cardiac care

104

(19)

Section 4: Optimizing Chronic Cardiac Care

Establishing a nurse-led program of chronic cardiac care

123

(28)

Index

151

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Chronic Cardiac Care A Practical Guide to Specialist Nurse Management

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