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Current Advances in Cardiovascular Disease
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Current Advances in Cardiovascular Disease

A special issue of Healthcare (ISSN 2227-9032).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2024 | Viewed by 1483

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Konstantinos Giakoumidakis

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Department of Nursing, School of Health Sciences, Hellenic Mediterranean University, Heraklion, Greece
Interests: cardiovascular nursing; chronic diseases; self-care; cardiac surgical disease; clinical nursing
Dr. Theodoros Katsoulas

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Department of Nursing, School of Health Sciences, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Interests: intensive and critical care nursing; critical care cardiovascular nursing; vascular access
Dr. Athina E. Patelarou

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Department of Nursing, School of Health Sciences, Hellenic Mediterranean University, 71410 Heraklion, Greece
Interests: evidence-based nursing; precision healthcare; cardiovascular nursing
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

It is well known that cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality, globally. According to the World Health Organization, in 2019, 17.9 million people died from CVD, representing 32% of all deaths worldwide.

This Special Issue aims to include high-quality studies (quantitative and qualitative original research articles, systematic reviews and meta-analyses) which investigate crucial and current issues in cardiovascular disease prevention and management aiming to add new data to the existing body of knowledge. We are pleased to invite multidisciplinary researchers interested in CVD care to submit their manuscripts based on the aim of the present Special Issue. 

Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:

  • Advanced care of acute and chronic CVD;
  • Evidence-based care in cardiovascular disease;
  • Cardiac rehabilitation, self-care and quality of life of CVD patients;
  • Primary and secondary CVD prevention;
  • Current issues in surgical CVD care;
  • CVD patients’ outcomes;
  • Advances in mechanical circulatory support;
  • Cardiogenic shock support and special care;
  • COVID-19 and CVD;
  • Monitoring of CVD patients.

I look forward to receiving your valuable contributions. 

Best regards,
Dr. Konstantinos Giakoumidakis
Dr. Theodoros Katsoulas
Dr. Athina E. Patelarou
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Healthcare is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2700 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • cardiovascular nursing
  • chronic diseases
  • self-care
  • cardiac surgical disease
  • clinical nursing

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Blood Cell Ratios Unveiled: Predictive Markers of Myocardial Infarction Prognosis
by Cosmina Elena Jercălău, Cătălina Liliana Andrei, Roxana Oana Darabont, Suzana Guberna, Arina Maria Staicu, Cătălin Teodor Rusu, Octavian Ceban and Crina Julieta Sinescu
Healthcare 2024, 12(8), 824; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12080824 - 13 Apr 2024
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Background: Even if the management and treatment of patients with non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) have significantly evolved, it is still a burgeoning disease, an active volcano with very high rates of morbidity and mortality. Therefore, novel management and therapeutic strategies for this condition [...] Read more.
Background: Even if the management and treatment of patients with non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) have significantly evolved, it is still a burgeoning disease, an active volcano with very high rates of morbidity and mortality. Therefore, novel management and therapeutic strategies for this condition are urgently needed. Lately, theories related to the role of various blood cells in NSTEMI have emerged, with most of this research having so far been focused on correlating the ratios between various leukocyte types (neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio-NLR, neutrophil/monocyte ratio-NMR). But what about erythrocytes? Is there an interaction between these cells and leukocytes, and furthermore, can this relationship influence NSTEMI prognosis? Are they partners in crime? Methods: Through the present study, we sought, over a period of sixteen months, to evaluate the neutrophil/red blood cell ratio (NRR), monocyte/red blood cell ratio (MRR) and lymphocyte/red blood cell ratio (LRR), assessing their potential role as novel prognostic markers in patients with NSTEMI. Results: There was a statistically significant correlation between the NRR, LRR, MRR and the prognosis of NSTEMI patients. Conclusions: These new predictive markers could represent the start of future innovative therapies that may influence crosstalk pathways and have greater benefits in terms of cardiac repair and the secondary prevention of NSTEMI. Full article
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The Development and Validation of the “Hippocratic Hypertension Self-Care Scale”
by Hero Brokalaki, Anastasia A. Chatziefstratiou, Nikolaos V. Fotos, Konstantinos Giakoumidakis and Evaggelos Chatzistamatiou
Healthcare 2023, 11(18), 2579; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11182579 - 18 Sep 2023
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Background: The adoption of self-care behaviors among patients with arterial hypertension (AH) plays an important role in the management of their health condition. However, a lack of scales assessing self-care is observed. We aimed to develop and validate the Hippocratic hypertension self-care scale. [...] Read more.
Background: The adoption of self-care behaviors among patients with arterial hypertension (AH) plays an important role in the management of their health condition. However, a lack of scales assessing self-care is observed. We aimed to develop and validate the Hippocratic hypertension self-care scale. Methods: From a pool of questions derived from a literature review, 18 items were included in the scale and reviewed by a committee of experts. Participants indicated the frequency at which they followed the self-behavior prescribed in each statement on a five-point Likert scale. Data were collected between April 2019 and December 2019. Results: A total of 202 consecutive adult patients with AH were enrolled in the study. The internal consistency of the scale was found to be 0.807, using Cronbach’s alpha coefficient. An exploratory factor analysis identified two domains that accounted for 92.94% of the variance in the scale items; however, each sub-scale could not be used as an independent scale. Finally, the test–retest of the scale showed a significant strong correlation (r = 0.0095, p < 0.001). Conclusion: This analysis indicates that the scale is reliable and valid for assessing self-care behaviors in patients with AH. It is suggested that health professionals use it in their clinical practice to improve the management of AH. Full article
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