Full Description
In the network of cardiologists within the European Society of Cardiology Working Group on Cardiac Rehabilitation and Exercise Physiology there is a strong view that the time indeed is right to publish definitively on the methods involved in cardiovascular prevention and rehabilitation. We are facing a transition from conventional cardiac rehabilitation to a phase of combined preventive and rehabilitative efforts, as witnessed in the recent Joint Task Force Guidelines on Preventive Cardiology. For this revision of our clinical routines we lack a practical textbook, based upon the conditions and resources of European health care. This textbook is designed to fill that gap.
Contents
From Exercise Training to Comprehensive Cardiac Rehabilitation.- The Evidence Base for Cardiac Rehabilitation.- Indications for Cardiac Rehabilitation.- Prevention Guidelines: Management of the Coronary Patient.- Cardiac Rehabilitation: Europe.- Cardiac Rehabilitation: United States.- Cardiac Rehabilitation: Canada.- Cardiac Rehabilitation: Australia.- Cardiac Rehabilitation: South Africa.- Cardiac Rehabilitation: China.- New Concepts for Early Diagnosis of Coronary Artery Disease.- Exercise Testing in Heart Disease.- The Molecular Base of Exercise.- Exercise and Fitness.- Exercise Testing in Coronary Heart Disease.- Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing in Chronic Heart Failure.- Exercise Testing in Valvular Heart Disease.- Exercise Training in Heart Disease.- Exercise Training in Coronary Heart Disease.- Exercise Training in Diabetes Mellitus: An Efficient but Underused Therapeutic Option in the Prevention and Treatment of Coronary Artery Disease.- Exercise Training in Heart Failure.- Exercise Training in Valvular Heart Disease.- The Role of Sports in Preventive Cardiology.- Advising Patients with Cardiac Disease and after Cardiac Interventions about Sports Activities.- Nutrition.- Secondary Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease: Impact of Nutrition on the Risk of Fatal Complications and Importance of the Concept of Omega-3 Deficiency.- Nutrition Counseling for Diabetic Patients.- Nutritional Counseling for Overweight Patients and Patients with Metabolic Syndrome.- Nutritional Counseling: Practical Models.- Tobacco Addiction.- The Burden of Smoking on Cardiovascular Disease.- The Role of Tobacco Dependence and Addiction.- Treatment of Tobacco Dependency.- Psychological and Behavioral Support.- Psychosocial Aspects in Prevention and Rehabilitation.- Health-Related Quality ofLife in Cardiac Patients.- Depression Following Myocardial Infarction: Prevalence, Clinical Consequences, and Patient Management.- Educating Cardiac Patients and Relatives.- Stress Management.- Adherence to Health Recommendations.- Social and Caring Support.- Prevention Programs: The Role of the Nurse.- Heart Failure Rehabilitation: The Role of the Nurse.- Returning to Work after Myocardial Infarction.- Return to Work after Coronary Interventions.- Sexual Counseling of the Cardiac Patient.- Cognitive Behavioral Rehabilitation for Angina.- National Heart Foundations, European Heart Network.- Long-Term Maintenance Programs.- New Models of Care and Support.- Adapted Programs for Special Groups.- Cardiac Rehabilitation in Congenital Heart Disease.- Gender Issues in Rehabilitation.- Rehabilitation in Elderly Patients.- Cardiac Rehabilitation in Chronic Heart Failure.- Rehabilitation after Cardiac Transplantation.- Rehabilitation in Patients with Implantable Devices.- Rehabilitation in Peripheral Vascular Disease.- Cardiac Rehabilitation and Wellness in the Corporate Setting.- Pharmacotherapy, Organization, Evaluation.- Pharmacotherapy in Prevention and Rehabilitation.- Rehabilitation Modalities.- Developing Cardiac Rehabilitation Services: From Policy Development to Staff Training Programs.- Safety Aspects of Cardiac Rehabilitation.- Communication: Automatic Referral to Phase II Cardiac Rehabilitation.- Future Developments in Preventive Cardiology: The EUROACTION Project.- Outcome Measurement and Audit.- Economic Evaluation of Cardiac Rehabilitation.
