Cardiac rehabilitation, secondary prevention programs, and the evolution of health care providing optimal care for all patients - Cardiac rehabilitation: Finding its place in the evolving health care arena - Cardiac rehabilitation programs as secondary prevention centers - Summary -- The continuum of care: From inpatient and outpatient cardiac rehabilitation to long-term secondary prevention - Cardiovascular continuum of care - Efforts to reduce gaps in the continuum of care - The role of CR/SP in the continuum of care - Putting it all together - Summary -- Behavior modification and risk factor reduction: Guiding principles and practices - Overview of patient education and health behavior change - Summary -- Nutrition guidelines -Dietary patterns - Obesity and weight control - Fat versus sugar intake - Anti-inflammatory diet - Dietary supplements - Relevant guideline updates - summary -- Cardiac rehabilitation in the inpatient and transitional settings - Assessment, mobilization, and risk-factor management - Discharge planning - Clinical pathways - Staffing - Space and equipment - Transitional programming - summary -- Medical evaluation and exercise testing - physical examination - Risk stratification and identification of contraindications for exercise training - summary -- Outpatient cardiovascular rehabilitation and secondary prevention - Structure of secondary prevention - Coaching and case management - Assessment and management of risk factors for disease progression - Innovation in CR/SP - Maintenance CR/SP - Implementation of secondary prevention - Summary – Modifiable cardiovascular disease risk factors - Tobacco use - Abnormal lipids – Hypertension - Physical inactivity - Diabetes - Psychosocial considerations - Overweight and obesity - Emerging risk factors - Summary – Special populations - Older and younger adults - Women - Racial and cultural diversity - Revascularization and valve surgery - Dysrhythmias - Heart failure and left ventricular assist devices - Cardiac transplantation - Peripheral arterial disease - Chronic lung disease - Summary -- Program administration - Program priorities - Facilities and equipment – Organizational policies and procedures - Insurance and reimbursement - Documentation - Personnel - Continuum of care and services – Summary -- Outcomes assessment and utilization - Outcome matrix - Outcomes in contrast to performance measures - Resources – Summary -- Management of medical problems and emergencies - Potential risks in outpatient CR/SP intervention summary - Nontraditional programs – Summary

Guidelines for Cardiac Rehabilitation and Secondary Prevention Programs. Fifth Edition, covers the entire scope of practice for cardiac rehabilitation and secondary prevention programs. This text was developed by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR) and parallels federal guidelines for cardiac rehabilitation programs. It contains information on promoting positive lifestyle behavior patterns, reducing risk factors for disease progression, and lessening the impact of cardiovascular disease on quality of life, morbidity, and mortality. More than 35 contributors offer the latest tools and information for starting new programs or updating and enhancing existing ones. assess the topics covered and identify the most important points Guidelines for Cardiac Rehabilitation and Secondary Prevention Programs, Fifth Edition, offers procedures for both new and existing programs on providing patients with low-cost, high-quality programming, moving patients toward personal responsibility for disease management and secondary prevention over a lifetime. This is the definitive resource for developing inpatient and outpatient cardiac rehabilitation programs.