ACVDP: Resources

Section	Name	Description
Module 1: Lesson 1: Public Health Interventions	Improving Inclusion of Under-Served Groups in Clinical Research: Guidance from INCLUDE Project	Read the entire article. (15 minutes) National Institute for Health and Care Research - 2020
	Tools for Implementing an Evidence-Based Approach in Public Health Practice	Read the entire article except for the reference list. (30 minutes) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - 2012
	Research Design and Methodology	Read the entire article. (35 minutes) Cyberspace - 2019
	Factors to Consider During Identification and Invitation of Individuals in a Multi-stakeholder Research Partnership	Read the entire article. (20 minutes) Journal of General Internal Medicine - 2022
	Communication and Dissemination Strategies To Facilitate the Use of Health-Related Evidence	Read the entire article. (60 minutes) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality - 2012
	7 Data Collection Methods & Tools For Research	Read the entire article. (35 minutes) Form Plus - 2022
	Biases and Confounding	Read the entire article. (30 minutes) Faculty of Public Health - 2018
	Estimating Cost-Effectiveness in Public Health: A Summary of Modelling and Valuation Methods	Read the entire article. (30 minutes) Health Economics Reveiw - 2012

Module 1: Lesson 2: Public Health Interventions in Cardiology	The Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk: A Compass for Future Health	Read the entire article. (35 minutes) Journal of the American College of Cardiology - 2022
	Know Your Risk for Heart Disease	Read the entire article. (10 minutes) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - 2019
	Screening for Cardiovascular Disease Risk and Subsequent Management in Low and Middle Income Countries: Challenges and Opportunities	Read the entire article. (30 minutes) Public Health Reviews - 2015
	Social Determinants of Cardiovascular Disease	Read the entire article. (60 minutes) McGraw Hill - 2017
	Promoting Cardiovascular Health in the Developing World: A Critical Challenge to Achieve Global Health	Read the entire article and stop at "Organizing for Action". (40 minutes) National Library of Medicine - 2010
	What is the Best Mix of Population-Wide and High-Risk Targeted Strategies of Primary Stroke and Cardiovascular Disease Prevention?	Read the entire article. (30 minutes) Journal of the American Heart Association - 2020
	2019 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines	This guideline provides evidence-based recommendations for preventing cardiovascular disease in adults who have not yet developed clinical evidence of the disease. By reading this guideline, students will gain valuable knowledge about best practices for preventing cardiovascular disease and promoting heart health. It’s an essential resource for anyone interested in learning about the latest strategies for preventing cardiovascular disease
	2021 ESCGuidelines on Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Clinical Practice	it provides evidence-based recommendations for preventing cardiovascular diseases in adults. These guidelines are developed by experts in the field and are based on the latest scientific research. By following these guidelines, healthcare and public health workers can help their patients reduce their risk of developing cardiovascular diseases and improve their overall heart health. It’s a valuable resource for students in a course on adult cardiovascular prevention to learn about the latest best practices in the field.

Module 2: Lesson 1: Cardiovascular Biology	Atherosclerosis	Read the entire article. (8 minutes) Johns Hopkins Medicine - 2023
	Atherosclerosis	Watch the short video. (2 minutes) Johns Hopkins Medicine - 2023
	Role of Inflammation in Atherosclerosis	Read the entire article. (70 minutes) The Journal of Nuclear Medicine - 2007
	Hormones of the Cardiovascular System	Read the entire article. (35 minutes) Endotext - 2018
	Environmental Determinants of Cardiovascular Disease	Read the entire article. (90 minutes) Circulation Research - 2017
	Impact of Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes in Resistant Hypertension	Read the entire article. (30 minutes) Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases - 2020

Module 2: Lesson 2: Cardiovascular Pharmacology	Know Your Risk for Heart Disease	Read the entire article. (10 minutes) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - 2019
	Lifestyle Strategies for Risk Factor Reduction, Prevention, and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease	Read the entire article. (60 minutes) International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - 2020
	Lipid-Lowering Drug Therapy	Read the entire article. (25 minutes) National Library of Medicine - 2022
	Renin Angiotensin Aldosterone Inhibition in the Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease	Read the entire article. (45 minutes) Pharmacological Research - 2017
	Antiplatelet Agents for the Treatment and Prevention of Coronary Atherothrombosis	Read the entire article. (60 minutes) Journal of the Americal College of Cardiology - 2017
	Antihypertensive Drugs and Lipids	Read the entire article. (10 minutes) MediLib - 2021
	Medication Interactions: Food, Supplements and Other Drugs	Read the entire article. (10 minutes) Heart Attack and Stroke Syndrome - 2023
	Modification of Cardiovascular Drugs in Advanced Heart Failure: A Narrative Review	Read the entire article. (25 minutes) Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine - 2022
	Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy in Older People: Challenges Posed by Cardiovascular Drug Prescription in the Elderly	Read the entire article. (13 minutes)
	Gender Differences and Cardiovascular Drugs \| Ten Points to Remember	Read the entire article. (10 minutes)
	Race and Drug Toxicity: A Study of Three Cardiovascular Drugs with Strong Pharmacogenetic Recommendations	Read the entire article. (70 minutes)
	Polypharmacy and Comorbidity in Heart Failure	Read the entire article. (5 minutes) BMJ - 2003
	Anti-atherosclerotic Therapies: Milestones, Challenges, and Emerging Innovations	Read the entire article. (35 minutes) Molecular Therapy - 2022
	Why Combination Lipid-Lowering Therapy Should be Considered Early in the Treatment of Elevated LDL-C For CV Risk Reduction	Read the entire article. (7 minutes) American College of Cardiology - 2022
	Genetic Testing for Inherited Cardiovascular Diseases: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association	Read the entire article. (50 minutes) Circulation: Genomic and Precision Medicine - 2020
	Pharmacogenomics of Adverse Drug Reactions	Read the entire article. (45 minutes) BMC - 2013

Module 3: Lesson 1: Multifactorial Cardiovascular Risk Profiles	Cardiovascular Risk Assessment: The Foundation of Preventive Cardiology	Read the entire article. (25 minutes) 2020
	Risk Prediction Tools in Cardiovascular Disease Prevention	Read the entire article. (35 minutes) European Heart Journal. - 2020
	Precision Medicine in Cardiovascular Disease: Genetics and Impact on Phenotypes: JACC Focus Seminar 1/5	Read the content under the following headings: (33 minutes) - Abstract - Genetic Basis of Inherited Cardiovascular Disease - Modes of Genetic Inheritance - Types of Genetic Variations - Approach to Cardiac Genetic Testing - Analysis and Interpretation of Genetic Data - Role of Functional Genomics in V. Journal of the American College of Cardiology - 2021
	Deep Phenotyping for Precision Medicine	Read under headlines: (10 minutes) - What is a Phenotype? - Why “Deep” Phenotyping? NIH - 2012
	Precision Medicine in Cardiovascular Disease: Genetics and Impact on Phenotypes: JACC Focus Seminar 1/5	Read the content under the following headings: (16 minutes) - Clinical Utility of Cardiac Genetic Testing - Recent Developments in the Field - Ethical, Legal, and Societal Implications - Conclusions Journal of the American College of Cardiology - 2021
	Six Components Necessary for Effective Public Health Program Implementation	Read the entire page. (28 minutes) NIH - 2014
	The ABCs of Primary Cardiovascular Prevention: 2019 Update	Read the entire article. (31 minutes) 2019
	Resource Effective Strategies to Prevent and Treat Cardiovascular Disease	Read the following sections: (35 minutes) -Evidence–Practice Gaps in the Prevention and Management of CVD -Barriers to Evidence-Based and Efficient CVD Management -Targets for Resource-Effective Strategies -Resource-Effective Strategies to Prevent and Manage CVD.
	Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: Recent Achievements and Remaining Challenges	Read the entire article. (35 minutes) 2022
	Social Determinants of Cardiovascular Disease	Read the entire article. (40 minutes) 2021
	Cardiovascular Disease is on the Rise, but we know how to Curb it. We’ve done it Before	Read the entire article. (7 minutes) NIH - 2021
	Cardiovascular Disease Burden, Deaths Are Rising Around the World	Read the entire article. (8 minutes) American College of Cardiology - 2020
	Social Determinants of Health Score: Does It Help Identify Those at Higher Cardiovascular Risk?	Read the entire article. (41 minutes) 2020

Module 3: Lesson 2: Managing Non-traditional Cardiovascular Risk Factors	Nontraditional Risk Factors and Biomarkers for Cardiovascular Disease: Mechanistic, Research, and Clinical Considerations for Youth	Read the following sections: (100 minutes) Introduction, What Are Disease Risk Factors and What Are Biomarkers?, Traditional Risk Factors, CVD Risk Factors, Biomarkers, and Childhood, and Conclusions. 2011
	Cardiovascular Disease in Chronic Kidney Disease	Read under headline: (30 minutes) - Pathophysiology of CVD in CKD - Nontraditional Risk Factors of Vascular Disease in CKD. - Therapy of cardiovascular disease in CKD
	Cardiovascular Disease and COPD: Dangerous Liaisons?	Reading entire article. (45 minutes) PMC - 2018
	Preeclampsia, Gestational Diabetes and Later Risk of Cardiovascular Disease: Women’s Experiences and Motivation for Lifestyle Changes Explored in Focus Group Interviews	Read the entire article. (30 minutes) BMC - 2019
	Erectile Dysfunction: A sign of Heart Disease?	Read the entire article. (10 minutes) Mayo Clinic - 2021
	Association of Sleep Disturbance with Risk of Cardiovascular Disease and all-cause Mortality in Patients with new-onset Type 2 Diabetes: Data from the Korean NHIS-HEALS	Read the entire article. (20 minutes) NIH - 2020
	The Risks or Lack Thereof of Migraine Treatments in Vascular Disease	Read the entire article. (25 minutes)
	Migraine Headache: An Under‐Appreciated Risk Factor for Cardiovascular Disease in Women	Read the entire article. (10 minutes) Neurology Advisory - 2021
	Risk Assessment for Cardiovascular Disease With Nontraditional Risk Factors	Read the entire article. (18 minutes) JAMA - 2018
	Risk Assessment for Cardiovascular Disease With Nontraditional Risk Factors US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement	Read the entire article and download and read the PDF complete. (40 minutes) U.S. Preventive services. - 2018
	Challenges in the Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases: Traditional and non-traditional Risk Factors	Read the entire article. (16 minutes) European Society of Cardiology. - 2021
	Cardiovascular Disease: Risk Assessment With Nontraditional Risk Factors	Reading under headlines: (44 minutes) - "Abstract -Introduction -Methods -Box. Definitions of Risk Prediction Measures Included for KQ2 -Results -Discussion -Conclusions" U.S. Preventive Services. - 2018
	Nontraditional Risk Factors in Cardiovascular Disease Risk Assessment: A Systematic Evidence Report for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force [Internet]	Read the sections under "Treatment Approaches Based on Risk" and "Current Recommendations and Clinical Practice in the United States" (6 minutes) NIH
	Risk Assessment for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention: Comparing the American and European Approaches	Read the entire article. (12 minutes) American College of Cardiology Foundation - 2019
	Cardiac Risk Assessment	Read the entire article. (13 minutes) Testing.com - 2021
	Referral Outcomes of Individuals Identified at High Risk of Cardiovascular Disease by Community Health Workers in Bangladesh, Guatemala, Mexico, and South Africa	Read the entire article. (25 minutes) NIH - 2015
	Blood Tests to Better Predict Cardiovascular Risk	Read the entire article. (13 minutes) 2021
	Cardiac Risk Assessment	Read the entire article. (23 minutes) 2022
	Engaging Families in Adult Cardiovascular Care: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association	Read the entire article. (39 minutes) 2022
	Communication Approaches to Enhance Patient Motivation and Adherence in Cardiovascular Disease Prevention	Read the entire article.
	Nontraditional Risk Factors in Cardiovascular Disease Risk Assessment: A Systematic Evidence Report for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force	Read the entire article. (20 minutes) 2018
	Risk Assessment for Cardiovascular Disease with Nontraditional Risk Factors: Recommendation Statement	Read the entire article. (15 minutes) 2019

Module 4: Lesson 1: Prevention and Rehabilitation	Defining Preventive Cardiology: A Clinical Practice Statement from the American Society for Preventive Cardiology	Read from the beginning of the Abstract to the end of the section, " Conceptual framework within preventive cardiology" (16 minutes)
	International Charter on Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation: A Call for Action	Read the entire article. (7 minutes) NIH - 2015
	Cardiac Rehabilitation and Its Essential Role in the Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases	Read the entire article. (45 minutes) NIH - 2021
	2019 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines	Read under headlines: (90 minutes) - 2. Overarching Recommendations for ASCVD Prevention Efforts e601 - 3. Lifestyle Factors Affecting Cardiovascular Risk e605 - 4. Other Factors Affecting Cardiovascular Risk e609 American Heart Association - 2019
	EXERCISE CAPACITY AND FUNCTIONAL TESTING	Click on the following sections and read them: (18 minutes) Exercise Capacity Functional Testing Exercise Prescription NATIONAL HEART FOUNDATION OF AUSTRALIA - 2023
	Clinician Guide to the ABCs of Primary and Secondary Prevention of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease	Read the entire content. (18 minutes) American College of Cardiology
	The Beneficial Effects of Cardiac Rehabilitation	Read the entire content. (20 minutes) NIH - 2020
	Cardiac Rehabilitation	Read the entire content. (15 minutes)
	Cardiac Rehabilitation Program	Read the entire content. (10 minutes)
	What is the FITT Principle? Frequency, Intensity, Time, Type… and How they Relate to Cardio, Strength, Stretching and Injury Prevention.	Read the entire content. (10 minutes) 2023
	Exercise Prescription Techniques in Cardiac Rehabilitation Centers in Midwest States	Read the entire content. (24 minutes) ESSA - 2018
	Optimizing Guideline-directed Medical Therapies for Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction During Hospitalization	Read the entire content. (19 minutes) Radcliffe Medical Media - 2023
	Guideline-directed Medical Therapy in Heart Failure Patients: Impact of Focused Care Provided by a Heart Failure Clinic in Comparison to General Cardiology out-patient Department	Read the entire content. (23 minutes) Egypt Heart - 2020
	Cardiac Rehabilitation for Patients With Heart Failure: JACC Expert Panel	Read the following section - "Definition and Components of a CR Program" (5 minutes) Elsavier - 2021
	Engaging Families in Adult Cardiovascular Care: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association	Read the entire content. (30 minutes) 2022
	Significance of Psychosocial Factors in Cardiology: Update 2018	Read the entire content. (55 minutes) JAHA - 2019
	Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Prevention	Read the entire content. (15 minutes) Institute for Work & Health - 2015
	FITT-CORRECT: Updated Dynamic and Evidence-based Principle of Exercise Prescription	Read the entire content and analyze pictures. (20 minutes) Department of Physiotherapy, School of Medical Sciences and Physiotherapy - 2021

Module: 4: Lesson 2: Managing a Secondary Prevention and Rehabilitation Programme	Comorbidity in Patients with Cardiovascular Disease in Primary Care: A Cohort Study with Routine Healthcare Data	Read the entire content. (30 minutes) NIH - 2019
	CIED Management	Read the entire content and watch videos. (15 minutes) Up Beat - 2019
	Guidance on the Management of Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) Supported Patients for the non-LVAD Specialist Healthcare Provider: Executive Summary	Read the entire content. (36 minutes) European Journal of Heart Failure - 2021
	Developing a Heart Transplantation Self-Management Support Mobile Health App in Taiwan: Qualitative Study	Read the entire content. (40 minutes) NIH - 2020
	Secondary prevention through comprehensive cardiovascular rehabilitation: From knowledge to implementation. 2020 update. A position paper from the Secondary Prevention and Rehabilitation Section of the European Association of Preventive Cardiology	Read under headline: (60 minutes) - Core components and objectives common to all clinical conditions - Core components and objectives in specific clinical conditions - Core components and objectives in challenging populations - Future perspectives European Journal of Preventive Cardiology - 2021
	Referral and Participation in Cardiac Rehabilitation of Patients Following Acute Coronary Syndrome; Lessons Learned	Read the entire content. (28 minutes) NIH - 2021
	Exercise-Induced Cardiovascular Adaptations and Approach to Exercise and Cardiovascular Disease: JACC State-of-the-Art Review	Read the entire content. (40 minutes) Journal of the American College of Cardiology - 2021
	Exercise-Based Rehabilitation Delivery Models in Comorbid Chronic Pulmonary Disease and Chronic Heart Failure	Read the entire content. (25 minutes) NIH - 2021

Module 4: Lesson 3: Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation Programme for an Oncology Patient	Cardiovascular Disease, Cancer, and Multimorbidity Interactions: Clinical Implications	Read the entire content. (36 minutes) Karger International - 2022
	Shared Genetic Risk Factors Between Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases	Read the entire content. (20 minutes) NIH - 2022
	Shared Risk Factors in Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer	Read the entire content. (35 minutes) AHA Journals - 2022
	The cancer Patient and Cardiology	Read the entire content except unde headline ¨Future directions¨ (40 minutes) NIH - 2020
	Prevalence and Prognosis Significance of Cardiovascular Disease in Cancer Patients: A Population-based Study	Read the entire content. (28 minutes) NIH - 2020
	Cardio-Oncology Rehabilitation and Telehealth: Rationale for Future Integration in Supportive Care of Cancer Survivors	Read the entire content. (33 minutes) PMC - 2022
	Cardiovascular Disease, Risk Factors, and Health Behaviors Among Cancer Survivors and Spouses: A MEPS Study	Read under headlines: (29 minutes) - 1. INTRODUCTION - 2. METHODS - 3. RESULTS - 4. DISCUSSION NIH - 2020
	Cardio-Oncology Rehabilitation to Manage Cardiovascular Outcomes in Cancer Patients and Survivors	Read the entire content. (40 minutes) NIH - 2020
	The Benefits of Exercise in Cancer Patients and the Criteria for Exercise Prescription in Cardio-oncology	Read the entire content. (35 minutes) European Journal - 2019
	Exercise Capacity and Functional Testing	Read the entire content. (18 minutes) NATIONAL HEART FOUNDATION OF AUSTRALIA - 2023
	Psychological Health, Well-Being, and the Mind-Heart-Body Connection: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association	Read under headline: (45 minutes) - Negative Psychological Health and CVD - Positive Psychological Health and CVD - Pathways Linking Psychological Health and CVD - Interventions to Promote Positive Psychological Health - Implications for Clinical Practice NIH - 2020
	Heart Problems: Investigating the Cardiac Side Effects of Cancer Treatments	Read the entire content. (30 minutes) European Journal - 2020
	Survival of cancer patients with pre-existing heart disease	Read the entire content. (24 minutes) BMC Cancer - 2020

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