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Resultados: 16

Cardiac rehabilitation delivery model for low-resource settings

Heart; 102 (18), 2016
"OBJECTIVE: Cardiovascular disease is a global epidemic, which is largely preventable. Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is demonstrated to be cost-effective and efficacious in high-income countries. CR could represent an important approach to mitigate the epidemic of cardiovascular disease in lower-resource s...

Canadian Cardiovascular Society/Canadian Society of Cardiac Surgeons/Canadian Society for Vascular Surgery Joint Position Statement on Open and Endovascular Surgery for Thoracic Aortic Disease

Can. j. cardiol; 32 (6), 2016
In 2014, the Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS) published a position statement on the management of thoracic aortic disease addressing size thresholds for surgery, imaging modalities, medical therapy, and genetics. It did not address issues related to surgical intervention. This joint Position Stateme...

Treatment of symptoms of the menopause: an Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline

J. clin. endocrinol. metab; 100 (11), 2015
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this document is to generate a practice guideline for the management and treatment of symptoms of the menopause. PARTICIPANTS: The Treatment of Symptoms of the Menopause Task Force included six experts, a methodologist, and a medical writer, all appointed by The Endocrine Soci...

Management of dyslipidemia for cardiovascular disease risk reduction: synopsis of the 2014 U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs and U. S. Department of Defense clinical practice guideline

Ann. intern. med; 163 (4), 2015
DESCRIPTION: In December 2014, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) approved a joint clinical practice guideline for the management of dyslipidemia for cardiovascular disease risk reduction in adults. This synopsis summarizes the major recommendations. METHODS...

Guía de práctica clínica nacional de tratamiento de la adicción al tabaco
National clinical practice guide for the treatment of tobacco addiction

Esta Guía tiene como propósito contribuir a la disminución de la prevalencia nacional de personas que fuman, al facilitar al equipo de salud, las herramientas necesarias para intervenir en la recuperación de la dependencia del tabaco. El objetivo general es proveer al equipo de salud, recomendaciones...

Self-Care of Cardiovascular disease, diabetes and chronic respiratory disease

“Self-care is the ability of individuals, families and communities to promote health, prevent disease, and maintain health and to cope with illness and disability with or without the support of a healthcare provider” Current epidemiological evidence indicates four non-communicable diseases (NCDs) mak...