UCLA's coronary artery disease initiative begins at the hospital with medication, lifestyle interventions.
Begin cardiac rehab in the hospital. Re-think the conventional wisdom about when to start cardiac rehab therapies. Researchers at the University of California Los Angeles are beginning right after heart surgery with education and medication regimens that used to wait until a patient returned to home.
D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001241:Aspirin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D006760:Hospitalization; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D015141:Los Angeles; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010349:Patient Compliance; D015397:Program Evaluation
D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D001241:Aspirin