Computers in medicine. Virtual rehabilitation: dream or reality?
Coronary heart disease is the number one cause of death for men and women in the United States and internationally. Identification of persons at risk for cardiovascular disease and reduction of cardiovascular risk factors are key factors in managing this tremendous societal burden. The internet holds great promise in helping to identify and manage persons at high risk of a cardiac or vascular event. The Internet has the capability to assess risk and provide support for cardiovascular risk reduction for large numbers of persons in a cost effective and time efficient manner. The purpose of this report is to describe important advances in the use of the Internet in identifying persons at risk for a cardiovascular event and in the Internet's ability to provide interventions designed to reduce this risk.
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Stanford Prevention Research Center, 211 Quarry Road, Stanford, California 94305, USA.
D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000266:history / Q000517:prevention & control; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet / Q000639:trends; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000266:history / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D012307:Risk Factors