Pharmaceutical Support at Cardiovascular and Cardiovascular Surgery Ward

Cardiovascular Physiology and Support

Self-administered Medications in Cardiovascular Ward: A study on Patients' Self-efficacy, knowledge and Satisfaction

Background: Self-efficacy of medication use and pharmaceutical knowledge are important factors for medical treatment completion. Aim: This study aimed to determine the effect of self-administration of medication program on pharmaceutical knowledge and satisfaction of patients with cardiovascular diseases. Methods: This randomized cl...

Social support and cardiovascular reactivity.

Recent experimental work on the benefits of social support in buffering cardiovascular stress responses builds on prior epidemiological, psychological, and physiological work. Epidemiological data show that social integration is associated with better health, but cannot unambiguously establish causality (it could be that healthy people attract more friends), nor that the mechanism is psychologi...

Animal research and cardiovascular surgery

Rev Bras Cir Cardiovasc | Braz J Cardiovasc Surg he invasion of the Royal Institute in São Roque, SP, on the 18th of October, in which tens of Beagle dogs were evacuated by activists, created a huge controversy, amplified by the wide dissemination in the media and on the internet. Moreover, the action of activists led to the closure of the lab. Not only that. Many institutions that use animals ...

Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery

Hybrid stage I palliation combines cardiothoracic surgery and interventional transcatheter procedures for treatment of hypoplastic left heart syndrome. The approach is an alternative to the Norwood procedure, the traditional first stage of surgical palliation. Hybrid stage I palliation involves placing bilateral branch pulmonary artery bands and a patent ductus arteriosus stent through a median...