Measuring Diagnostic Health Care Costs in Stable Coronary Artery Disease: Should We Follow the Money?

2016 ◽  
Vol 165 (2) ◽  
pp. 147 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joe X. Xie ◽  
Leslee J. Shaw
Keyword(s):  
Coronary Artery Disease ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Coronary Artery ◽  
Health Care Costs ◽  
Stable Coronary Artery Disease ◽  
Artery Disease ◽  
Care Costs

Perceived Social Support and Physical Activity Among Patients With Coronary Artery Disease

2016 ◽  
Vol 39 (12) ◽  
pp. 1606-1623 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mi Hwa Won ◽  
Youn-Jung Son
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Coronary Artery Disease ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Coronary Artery ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Stable Coronary Artery Disease ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Artery Disease

Adherence to recommended physical activity after a cardiac event is important to prevent cardiac recurrence. Social support from peers and family is known to improve self-care in chronic illnesses, including cardiovascular disease. However, the relationship between social support from health care providers and physical activity among patients with coronary artery disease remains unclear. This cross-sectional study aimed to identify the relationship between perceived social support from health care providers and physical activity among patients with stable coronary artery disease. The study included 237 patients with stable coronary artery disease attending an outpatient clinic. Hierarchical linear regression found that perceived social support explained 12% of variance in physical activity, F(14, 222) = 7.37, p < .001. In addition, self-efficacy partially mediated the relationships between perceived social support and physical activity. Abundant support from health care providers plays a key role in promoting physical activity among patients with stable coronary artery disease.

Myocardial glucose uptake in patients with NIDDM and stable coronary artery disease

Diabetes ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 46 (9) ◽  
pp. 1491-1496 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Maki ◽  
P. Nuutila ◽  
H. Laine ◽  
L. M. Voipio-Pulkki ◽  
M. Haaparanta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coronary Artery Disease ◽  
Coronary Artery ◽  
Glucose Uptake ◽  
Stable Coronary Artery Disease ◽  
Myocardial Glucose Uptake ◽  
Artery Disease

Coronary Artery Disease and Endothelial Dysfunction: Novel Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approaches

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (7) ◽  
pp. 1052-1080 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evangelos Oikonomou ◽  
Gerasimos Siasos ◽  
Vasiliki Tsigkou ◽  
Evanthia Bletsa ◽  
Maria-Evi Panoilia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coronary Artery Disease ◽  
Coronary Artery ◽  
Endothelial Dysfunction ◽  
Endothelial Function ◽  
Stable Coronary Artery Disease ◽  
Therapeutic Interventions ◽  
Therapeutic Approaches ◽  
Cardiovascular Prognosis ◽  
Ultrasound Evaluation ◽  
Artery Disease

Coronary artery disease is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. The most common pathophysiologic substrate is atherosclerosis which is an inflammatory procedure that starts at childhood and develops throughout life. Endothelial dysfunction is associated with the initiation and progression of atherosclerosis and is characterized by the impaired production of nitric oxide. In general, endothelial dysfunction is linked to poor cardiovascular prognosis and different methods, both invasive and non-invasive, have been developed for its evaluation. Ultrasound evaluation of flow mediated dilatation of the branchial artery is the most commonly used method to assessed endothelial function while intracoronary administration of vasoactive agents may be also be used to test directly endothelial properties of the coronary vasculature. Endothelial dysfunction has also been the subject of therapeutic interventions. This review article summarizes the knowledge about evaluation of endothelial function in acute coronary syndromes and stable coronary artery disease and demonstrates the current therapeutic approaches against endothelial dysfunction.

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