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Filter by:Background: Although patients' education programs improve health-related knowledge that promote individual capacity to understand basic health information, there is a scarcity in the studies that address cardiac educational programs for patients with coronary artery diseases in Jordan and their impact on patients` health outcomes. Aim: the aims of this study are to assess the level of knowledge and satisfaction of patients with coronary artery disease and to evaluate the effect of implementing a cardiac educational program on patient's level of knowledge and satisfaction. Methods: This study will be carried out using a true experimental two groups pre and post- test. The necessary information will be collected from 138 patients with CAD in the north of Jordan using the Coronary Artery Disease Education Questionnaire (CADE-Q) and the Patient Satisfaction Scale (PSS). The expected outcomes include establishing foundational knowledge about the effectiveness of cardiac educational program on patient health related out comes. Evidence on the effect of cardiac educational program will help patients to recover from a heart attacks, prevent future heart problems, hospital stays and death related to heart problems as well as making a necessary life style changes. Keywords: coronary artery disease, educational program, patient satisfaction, patient knowledge.
The primary objective was to evaluate the effect of treatment with evolocumab on the risk for cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction, stroke, hospitalization for unstable angina, or coronary revascularization, whichever occurs first, in patients with high risk coronary artery disease.
Topic: Effectiveness of the nurse-led support programme using a mobile application versus telephone advice on patients at risk of coronary heart disease - a randomized controlled trial Aims: The study aims to compare the effects of a nurse-led support programme using a mobile application versus telephone advice on patients at risk of coronary heart disease who have been discharged from the emergency department (ED). Methods: A multi-centre, single-blinded, randomized controlled trial will be conducted. 80 patients diagnosed as being at risk of CHD, able to use a smart phone, and who have been discharged from the ED will be randomized into the App Support Programme (ASP) group or the Telephone Support (TS) group. All participants will receive standard medical and nursing care on discharge. The ASP group will receive an app whereas the TS group will receive telephone support provided by the nurse for 20 minutes bi-weekly. The self-developed mobile app will support clients in managing their health problems and lifestyle. It is comprised of: (1) a knowledge health platform, (2) a membership area for individual health measures and exercise records, (3) a Chest Pain - Things to Do List, and (4) an individual reminder and measure feedback system. Health outcomes will be collected at baseline (T0), 1 month (T1), 3 months (T2). The primary outcome is Self-efficacy and self-management behavior. Secondary outcomes are: (i) ED and hospitalization frequency; (ii) Physiological health profile and cardiovascular functional endurance; (3) total amount of exercise; (4) perceived stress level; (5) health literacy; and (6) quality of life. Data analysis: A Generalized Estimating Equations model will be used to assess differential changes in all outcome variables.
Invasively measured fractional flow reserve (FFR) has proven to be useful in guiding coronary revascularization. Several studies have shown that it is justified to treat lesions with a value of 0.80 or lower and safe to defer from PCI in lesions with a value of >0.80. Recently, computational fluid dynamics have allowed FFR measurement from coronary computed tomography angiography images (FFRCT) with excellent diagnostic accuracy compared to invasive FFR. FFRCT can also effectively guide revascularization safely deferring patient with FFRCT >0.80 from invasive angiography. In functionally non-significant lesions, computational fluid dynamic models in addition to CT plaque characteristics (low attenuation, positive remodelling, spotty calcification and napkin-ring sign) may be able to predict which lesions will become flow-limiting, causing clinical events in the future. This study will evaluate disease progression in intermediate lesions (invasive FFR 0.81-0.90 at baseline) using FFRCT at 2 years and determine whether CT characteristics may help to identify lesions that are more susceptible for FFR decline. Additionally, we will correlate CT characteristics with coronary events (a composite endpoint consisting of all-cause mortality, target-vessel myocardial infarction and clinically driven target-vessel revascularization) up to 5 years after the baseline invasive FFR.
This study, designed as a retrospective registry, aims to investigate the relationship and potential interplay between fractional flow reserve (FFR) or instantaneous waves free ratio (iFR) with wall shear stress (WSS) in the context of intermediate coronary stenosis.
The objective of this research proposal is to find out whether comparing the two different anaesthetic maintenance techniques (Propofol vs volatile anaesthetics) in adult patients undergoing heart surgery is practical for the anaesthetist treating the patients and whether it is feasible for the research team to recruit patients and follow them up after the operation.
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is an increasingly common chronic disorder in adults. Compared to the general population, OSA occurs more often in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD), with a reported prevalence of 38% to 65%. Emerging evidence indicates OSA initiates and exacerbates coronary atherosclerosis. Moreover, several observational studies indicate the presence of OSA was associated with higher rate of restenosis and repeat revascularization (mainly attributed non-culprit lesion revascularization) after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). OSA might initiate endothelial injury by repetitive bursts of sympathetic activity that occur with apneas and hypopneas. Moreover, untreated OSA reduces endothelial repair capacity. Whether OSA could exacerbate neointimal proliferation and plaque progression in the non-culprit lesion after drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation remains less studied. The investigators aimed to evaluate neointimal proliferation and strut coverage within stent segment as well as changes of plaque volume and morphology in the non-culprit lesion by optical coherence tomography (OCT) in patients with versus without OSA at 12-month follow-up.
Drug-coating balloon (DCB) is a new interventional device for treatment of obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD). There is limited data on the long term efficacy and safety of DCB-only strategy for coronary de novo lesions in Asian patients. We therefore carry out this registry study to evaluated the clinical outcomes of paclitaxel DCB in Chinese patients in a real world medical practice.
The purpose of this study is to systematically evaluate the clinical application value of vascular endothelial function examination in patients with non-obstructive coronary artery disease.
This is a multi-center pilot study to examine the effectiveness of a health literacy-based intervention to improve medication adherence and self-efficacy of medication use among individuals with coronary heart disease (CHD). The specific aims are to: i) develop a health literacy-based intervention to improve medication adherence for CHD individuals with low health literacy and ii) evaluate the effects of a health literacy-based intervention on improving medication adherence and self-efficacy in CHD individuals.