Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation

The aim of the Textbook of Cardiovascular Prevention and
Rehabilitation is to provide practical guidance for all cardiologists
and other health personnel engaged in the management of cardiac
patients. The book will follow the concept of "seamless care
service", i.e. a streamlined combination of preventive and
rehabilitative methods in order both to add years to life and life to
years. It will consist of eight sections.


Commencing with an introductory section it 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, heart foundations
etc. will be discussed.

Groups with special needs will be highlighted in the seventh section,
which will address children with cardiac disease, elderly, women,
heart failure and cardiac transplantation patients, patients with ICD
or after valve surgery. The final section comprises evaluation
options. quality assurance and organisational matters i.e. program
design, staff training, safety, documentation and a health-economic
cost review; even national program differences will be debated.


Each section will contain a short summary and tables with practical
guidance statements. Furthermore, all sections will be formatted as
to follow the natural course of cardiovascular disease, starting off
with focus on primary preventive care and finishing with the demands
on rehabilitation of the patient with advanced disease, thus
following the "seamless care" concept.

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Section I: Introduction.

Section II: Exercise Testing in Heart Disease.

Section III: Exercise Training in Heart Disease.

Section IV: Nutrition.

Section V: Tobacco Addiction.

Section VI: Psychological and Behavioural Support

Section VII: Social and Caring Support

Section VIII: Adapted Programs for Special Groups

Section IX: Pharmacotherapy, Organization, Evaluation.