Preventing Illness Among People With Coronary Heart Disease

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Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the leading cause of death and illness in the United States, and though much progress has been made in reducing cardiac risk factors, obesity and diabetes mellitus are on the rise. Preventing Illness Among People With Coronary Heart Disease explores recent advances in drug treatments for CAD risk factors and how these interventions can play an important role in... Read more

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the leading cause of death and illness in the United States, and though much progress has been made in reducing cardiac risk factors, obesity and diabetes mellitus are on the rise. Preventing Illness Among People With Coronary Heart Disease explores recent advances in drug treatments for CAD risk factors and how these interventions can play an important role in improving the length and quality of patients’lives by addressing health behaviors and the need for behavioral change. This advanced text shows readers how mental health problems such as anxiety, depression, and alcoholism interplay with patients’physical health and how certain interventions can improve patients’outlook and health status.

Preventing Illness Among People With Coronary Heart Disease brings together researchers from a variety of disciplines to address subjects critical to secondary and tertiary preventive care for patients with coronary heart disease (CHD). This outstanding volume concentrates on studies from three major areas to help primary care practitioners and family practice physicians intervene successfully with risky behaviors among their patients prone to or afflicted with coronary artery disease. These include the effects of heart disease on patients’mental health and quality of life and the role of formal behavioral interventions in promoting health among patients with heart disease.

Readers of Preventing Illness Among People With Coronary Heart Disease acquire a solid understanding of the factors influencing CAD patients’behavioral patterns and mental states and how the prevalence of CAD can be reduced. Among the vital topics readers learn about are:

the effects of alcohol upon CHD and blood pressure
CHD risk factors in the elderly
exercise interventions
coping strategies and cardiac illness
strategies for assessment and prevention
smoking and cardiovascular disease

Preventing Illness Among People With Coronary Heart Disease seeks to provoke greater discussion and scientific activity among professionals in the field to improve understanding of the interplay of mental health, physical health, and behavioral medicine for patients with heart disease. Primary care practitioners, family practice physicians, medical students, and others interested in preventive cardiology, preventive care, or chronic disease management will learn about recent advances in research and treatment approaches that can be applied immediately to daily practice.

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The Effects of Alcohol Use Reduction Upon Coronary Heart Disease and Blood Pressure
The Paradoxical Effects of CHD Risk Factors in the Oldest Old
Social Support, Coping Strategies, and Psychosocial Adjustment to Cardiac Ilness: Implications for Assessment and Prevention
Prevention of Depression and Anxiety in Patients with Cardiovascular Disease
The Effect of Intensive Coronary Risk Reduction on Psychosocial and Health-Related Quality of Life Responses
Preventive Care for Patients with Coronary Heart Disease: A Review of Changing Technology
Exercise Interventions for Older Adults with High Blood Pressure: From Efficacy to Adherence
Cardiac Rehabilitation: A Review of Psychosocial and Quality of Life Outcomes
Smoking Cessation Following a Cardiac Rehabilitation Program
Index
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Robert M Kaplan, John D Piette, Joseph R Ferrari

Preventing Illness Among People With Coronary Heart Disease

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