Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation is a timely and thorough review of prevention, lifestyle counseling, and rehabilitation for cardiologists and all physicians and other health professionals in cardiac rehabilitation teams.

Commencing with an introductory section Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation will focus on guidelines, prevention, risk stratification and the evidence base of cardiac rehabilitation. In the following three sections different models for exercise testing and training, nutritional counselling and smoking cessation will be presented.

The behavioral section contains health-related quality of life and psychological issues, patient education, compliance and adherence to the treatment program. In the social section the return to work, the role of relatives and heart foundations will be discussed.

Contents

1. From Exercise Training to Comprehensive Cardiac Rehabilitation
2. The Evidence Base for Cardiac Rehabilitation
3. Indications for Cardiac Rehabilitation
4. Prevention Guidelines: Management of the Coronary Patient
5. Cardiac Rehabilitation: United States
6. Cardiac Rehabilitation: Canada
7. Cardiac Rehabilitation: Australia
8. Cardiac Rehabilitation: South Africa
9. Cardiac Rehabilitation: China
10. New Concepts for Early Diagnosis of Coronary Artery Disease

Excercise Testing in Heart Disease

11. The Molecular Base of Excercise
12. Excercise and Fitness
13. Excercise Testing in Coronary Heart Disease
14. Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing in Chronic Heart Failure
15. Excercise Testing in Valvular Heart Disease

Exercise Training in Heart Disease

16. Exercise Training in Coronary Heart Disease
17. Excercise Training in Diabetes Mellitus: An Efficient but Underused Therapeutic Option in the Prevention and Treatment of Coronary Artery Disease
18. Excercise Training in Heart Failure
19. Excercise Training in Valvular Heart Disease
20. The Role of Sports in Preventive Cardiology
21. Advising Patients with Cardiac Disease and After Cardiac Interventions about Sports Activities

Nutrition

22. Secondary Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease: Impact of Nutrition on the Risk of Fatal Complications and Importance of the Concept of Omega-3 Deficiency
23. Nutrition Counseling for Diabetic Patients
24. Nutritional Counseling for Overweight Patients and Patiens with Metabolic Sydrome
25. Nutritional Counseling: Practical Models

Tobacco Addiction

26. The Burden of Smoking on Cardiovacular Disease
27. The Role of Tobacco Dependence and Addiction
28. Treatment of Tobacco Dependency

Psychological and Behavioral Support

29. Psychosocial Aspects in Prevention and Rehabilitation
30. Health-Related Quality of Life in Cardiac Patients
31. Depression Following Myocardial Infarction: Prevalence, Clinical Consequences, and Patient Management
32. Educating Cardiac Patients and Relatives
33. Stress Management
34. Adherence to Health Recommendations

Social and Caring Support

35. Prevention Programs: The Role of the Nurse
36. Heart Failure Rehabilitation: The Role of the Nurse
37. Returning to Work after Myocardial Infarction
38. Return to Work after Coronary Interventions
39. Sexual Counseling of the Cardiac Patient
40. Cognitive Behavioral Rehabilitatin for Angina
41. National Heart Foundations, Europenan Heart Network
42. Long-Term Maintenance Programs
43. New Models of Care and Support

Adapted Programs for Special Groups

44. Cardiac Rehabilitation in Congenital Heart Disease
45. Gender Issues in Rehabilitation
46. Rehabilitation in Elderly Patients
47. Cardiac Rehabilitation in Chronic Heart Failure
48. Rehabilitation after Cardiac Transplantation
49. Rehabilitation in Patients with Implantable Devices
50. Rehabilitation in Peripheral Vascular Disease
51. Cardiac Rehabilitation and Wellness in the Corporate Setting

Pharmacotherapy, Organization, Evaluation

52. Pharmacotherapy in Prevention and Rehabilitation
53. Rehabilitation Modalities
54. Developing Cardiac Rehabilitation Services: From Policy Development to Staff Training Programs
55. Safety Aspects of Cardiac Rehabilitation
56. Communictation: Automatic Referral to Phase II Cardiac Rehabilitation
57. Future Developments in Preventive Cardiology: The EUROACTION Project
58. Outcome Measurement and Audit
59. Economic Evaluation of Cardiac Rehabilitation

Index

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