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Effects Of Enhanced External Counter Pulsation Therapy On Patients With Angina, Valerie Jones
Effects Of Enhanced External Counter Pulsation Therapy On Patients With Angina, Valerie Jones
Nursing Student Class Projects (Formerly MSN)
According to the literature, coronary heart disease (CHD) is responsible for 370,000 deaths annually in the United States (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2015). A symptom commonly associated with CHD is angina (US Department of Health & Human Services, National Institute of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute [NIH], 2011). An estimated 300,000 to 900,000 patients in the United States have refractory angina pectoris (RAP), with nearly 100,00 new cases diagnosed yearly (Manchanda, Aggarwal, Aggarwal, & Soran, 2011). Kones describes refractory angina as continued angina class III/IV, in the nonsurgical candidate, with objective evidence of ischemia despite …
Myocardial Infarction (Mi) In Women, Samuel Agyenim Boateng
Myocardial Infarction (Mi) In Women, Samuel Agyenim Boateng
Nursing Student Class Projects (Formerly MSN)
Cardiovascular disease (CAD) is the most common cause of death for men and women in the US. The disease has been extensively studied in males (Gulati & Bairey Merz, 2012, p. 141). CVD poses an obvious challenge to the health of women. Coronary heart disease (CHD) is described as a "modern epidemic" (Banner, 2010, p. 3123). Although, the prevalence of CVD has prompted many studies for prevention and treatment, little is known about CVD in women. It Is now known that the mortality rates In women have surpassed that of men. Recent reports Indicate that CVD killed more women in …