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Full-Text Articles in Cardiovascular Diseases
The Impact Of The Chip Program On Depression And Well-Being: A Pilot Study, Carmen Diehl Thieszen
The Impact Of The Chip Program On Depression And Well-Being: A Pilot Study, Carmen Diehl Thieszen
Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects
Reliable studies have demonstrated that intensive and comprehensive lifestyle changes can reduce coronary risk, which, in turn, can prevent, postpone, and reverse coronary heart disease (CHD) and affect its underlying atherosclerotic lesions. These well-established studies have focused their interventions on moderating biophysical risk factors. In the past 10 years, however, burgeoning research is supporting the idea that psychological factors, such as depression and well-being, are also important CHD risk factors. Little research has addressed, in a non-subjective way, how an intervention program focused on modifying biophysical risk factors may influence psychological factors. Using the Beck Depression Inventory-Short Form, the Dartmouth …
Prophylactic Defibrillator Implantation—Toward An Evidence-Based Approach, Alan H. Kadish
Prophylactic Defibrillator Implantation—Toward An Evidence-Based Approach, Alan H. Kadish
Office of the President Publications and Research
The author discusses research on using implantable cardioverter-defibrillators for the primary prevention of sudden death.
Implantable Cardioverter–Defibrillators: Reply, Alan H. Kadish
Implantable Cardioverter–Defibrillators: Reply, Alan H. Kadish
Office of the President Publications and Research
The author replies to comments on a previously published article discussing implantable cardioverter-defibrillators.