Other characteristics , including specialist versus generalist provision , did not appreciably impact programme effectiveness .
Conclusions Shorter secondary prevention programmes , those based in general practice , and those staffed by generalists are at least as effective in reducing all cause mortality in patients with coronary heart disease as longer programmes , hospital-based programmes , and programmes staffed by specialists
Background The aim of this study was to determine which programme characteristics influence the effectiveness of secondary prevention programmes for Coronary Heart Disease .
Effects of stress management training and dietary changes in treating ischemic heart disease.
To evaluate the short-term effects of an intervention that consists of stress management training and dietary changes in patients with ischemic heart disease ( IHD ) , we compared the cardiovascular status of 23 patients who received this intervention with a r and omized control group of 23 patient who did not . After 24 days , patients in the experimental group demonstrated a 44 % mean increase in duration of exercise , a 55 % mean increase in total work performed , somewhat improved left ventricular regional wall motion during peak exercise , and a net change in the left ventricular ejection fraction from rest to maximum exercise of + 6.4 % . Also , we measured a 20.5 % mean decrease in plasma cholesterol levels and a 91.0 % mean reduction in frequency of anginal episodes . In this selected sample , short-term improvements in cardiovascular status seem to result from these adjuncts to conventional treatments of IHD
Other characteristics , including specialist versus generalist provision , did not appreciably impact programme effectiveness .
Conclusions Shorter secondary prevention programmes , those based in general practice , and those staffed by generalists are at least as effective in reducing all cause mortality in patients with coronary heart disease as longer programmes , hospital-based programmes , and programmes staffed by specialists
Background The aim of this study was to determine which programme characteristics influence the effectiveness of secondary prevention programmes for Coronary Heart Disease .