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Supervised Exercise Therapy Versus Home-Based Exercise Therapy Versus Walking Advice for Intermittent Claudication (2018)

January 17, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Supervised exercise therapy provides significant relief in symptoms for people with intermittent claudication but is difficult to implement due to a lack of facilities and funding. Structured home- based exercise therapy (HBET) and walking advice (WA) are alternatives proposed to SET to solve this problem. The authors of the presently reviewed study sought to determine […]
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Reduced Physical Fitness in Patients with Heart Failure as a Possible Risk Factor for Impaired Driving Performance (2015)

January 17, 2022 by Megan Berg.
This cross-sectional study examined physical fitness, cognitive function, and driving simulation performance in 18 individuals with heart failure. Each participant completed a neuropsychological test battery (Mini- Mental State Examination, Trail Making Test Parts A and B, Digit Symbol Coding, Letter-Number Sequencing, and Grooved Pegboard dominant and nondominant hand) to assess global cognition, attention, executive function, […]
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Positive Psychological States and Health Behaviors in Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients: A Qualitative Study (2016)

January 16, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Participants were recruited from three different inpatient cardiac units and were all hospitalized for either Myocardial Infarction or Unstable Angina. Participants completed an assessment of baseline health behavior adherence to medication, diet, and physical activity using relevant items from the Medical Outcomes Study Specific Adherence. Following these baseline measurements, each participant completed a semi-structured individual […]
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Long-Term Effects of Brief Hypoxia Due to Cardiac Arrest: Hippocampal Reduction and Memory Deficits (2018)

January 13, 2022 by Megan Berg.
This study included nine patients who had a myocardial infarction complicated by a brief cardiac arrest (MI with CA), outside of the hospital, that required <7 minutes for initiation of CPR. The control group consisted of nine patients who had a myocardial infarction without a cardiac arrest. The patients participated in this study 5 months […]
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Congestive Heart Failure

January 10, 2022 by Megan Berg.
This handout includes symptoms, risk factors, prevention, treatment, and up-to-date data and statistics.
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Cardiovascular Disease

January 10, 2022 by Megan Berg.
This handout outlines information that is useful to help people with this condition understand cardiovascular disease, what may place them at increased risk, and prevention strategies.
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Walking with Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)

January 10, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Exercise can be very painful for individuals with peripheral artery disease. This handout lays out a basic walking program that individuals can use as a journal to track their symptoms of claudication.
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Walking Guidelines for Long-Term Health

January 10, 2022 by Megan Berg.
This handout is designed to give patients the insight needed to incorporate walking into their daily lives as one step towards long-term health. Includes evidence base related to reduced mortality rates correlated with healthy walking habits.
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Vascular Claudication

January 10, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Vascular claudication can cause intermittent pain in the leg when active. Knowing what vascular claudication is, what to expect, and potential treatment options is useful to people who suffer from this condition and for the clinicians who treat people with vascular claudication. This handout outlines what intermittent vascular claudication is, what to expect, and potential […]
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The Pacemaker

January 9, 2022 by Megan Berg.
This handout describes diagnoses that can lead to pacemaker placement, what the surgery and follow up look like, and guidelines for living with a pacemaker. It can be used as a resource for patient and caregiver education.
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