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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"heart disease patients"”.
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Computational modeling of the tissue mechanics in rheumatic heart disease patients
… measurements play a crucial role in advancing heart failure treatments, a leading global cause of mortality. Understanding the biomechanical characteristics of myocardial material behavior in both healthy and diseased hearts through finite element analysis offers valuable insights into cardiac …
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Risk Factors Associated With Pressure Injury in Pediatric Congenital Heart Disease Patients
<p>Pediatric congenital heart disease (CHD) patients have unique risk factors associated with the pathophysiology of abnormal heart function. This vulnerable population is likely at an increased risk of acquiring a pressure injury during hospitalization. There are limited studies that include …
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Physiological responses, perceptual responses and target heart rate compliance of coronary heart disease patients during walk-jog exercise
Nine male CHD patients volunteered for testing to determine variations in heart rate response (HR), walk-jog velocity (W) and compliance to the target heart rate zone under three monitoring conditions. Determination of variations in W, peripheral perceived exertion (RPE<sub>L</sub>) chest perceived …
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Psychosocial and Behavioral Characteristics of Ischemic Heart Disease Patients: Their Measurement and Relationship to Adherence in an Intensive Nutrition Education Program
… today. Attempts to prevent and control chronic disease, including the development and progression of cardiovascular disease, are only effective when recommendations to the patient are carried out. Few studies have systematically studied the relationship of psychosocial and behavioral factors to …
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The effect of distance to health facility on the maintenance of INR therapeutic ranges in rheumatic heart disease patients from Cape Town
… hopital-based registry for rheumatic heart disease (RHD). This study made use of geographical information systems (GIS) as a tool to investigate the effect of distance on the maintenance of INR therapeutic ranges in RHD patients. Part B: elaborates on the background and highlights the …
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Sixteen year retrospective analysis of rheumatic and non-rheumatic heart disease patients undergoing valve procedures at Groote Schuur Hospital first incidence single aortic and mitral valve replacement
Rheumatic heart disease is still the most common cause of valvular heart lesions requiring replacement or repair procedures worldwide. In South Africa, where there is an interesting mix of first and third world dynamics, factors sustaining the epidemic of rheumatic disease are still commonplace. …
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Psychometric properties of the Icelandic version of the MacNew heart disease health-related quality of life questionnaire
… to estimate patient’s feelings on how ischemic heart disease (IHD) affects every day functioning. The MacNew has proven to be a well-equipped tool for measuring Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) in numerous languages and its psychometric properties evaluated with affirmative results. In …
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Social Support, Depression, and Cardiovascular Disease in Married, Middle-Aged/Older Adults
… adult sample in which at least one partner has heart disease. The data was obtained from a national longitudinal study the Health and Retirement Survey (HRS) and is composed of selected respondents and their spouses. The HRS Wave 1 data that was used for these analyses was collected in 1992 and …
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Patient-centred communication and patient education: a multimodal social semiotic approach
… during a health education encounter with patients. Drawing on a qualitative, interpretivist paradigm, the research focuses on communication in the context of language barriers, cultural value differences and socio-economic inequality. This study views students' multimodal health education …
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Health Beliefs and Compliance Among Adults with Cardiac Disease
… who were prescribed medication to treat cardiac disease. A structured interview was conducted to obtain information regarding the subjects' motivation/ social support/ and perceptions of severity, susceptibility, benefits, and barriers toward cardiac disease and the treatment regimen. Following …
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The Impact of a Cardiac Rehabilitation Program and Gender on Depressive Symptoms in Cardiac Patients
… a CR program. Previous research has shown that patients with heart disease and co-morbid depressive symptoms have a high risk for subsequent major cardiac events and potentially fatal cardiac consequences (Irwin, Artin, & Oxman, 1999). This can place a significant economic burden on society, …
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Extracting Coronary Lesion Information from Angiogram Reports for Patient Screening Applications
Dramatic improvements in the management of heart disease over the past 60 years (>70% reduction in mortality) may be plateauing, and there are challenges ahead for achieving cardiovascular health objectives, with heart disease still the leading cause of death in the US. One group of heart disease …
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Cardiovascular Risk Behaviour and Health Literacy among Patients with Cardiovascular Disease in Ethiopia
Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are becoming more prevalent globally. Increased urbanisation and life expectancy accompanied by a lack of CVD prevention policies in developing countries, is predicted to escalate the burden of CVD in the future. Moreover, low- and middle income countries are facing a …