Publications by authors named "Sharon Andrade-Bucknor"
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- A study analyzed cardiac rehabilitation (CR) adherence and outcomes before and after COVID-19 regulations led to one-on-one sessions instead of group sessions.
- The results showed a significant increase in CR completion rates post-COVID-19, with 75% adherence compared to 21% pre-COVID-19, despite similar functional improvements in a six-minute walk test.
- The findings suggest that smaller group sizes may enhance adherence to CR, but they do not affect the functional outcomes for those who complete the program.
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- Isolated cardiac sarcoidosis can occasionally present with transient ischemic attacks (TIAs) or strokes as initial signs, emphasizing the need for doctors to consider it when patients have new neurological symptoms and cardiac disease indicators.
- A case involving a 54-year-old woman shows how she experienced TIAs without initial heart dysfunction, but later developed heart issues (cardiomyopathy) and a left ventricular thrombus, linking her strokes to cardiac problems.
- The patient was treated with anticoagulation and immunosuppressive therapies, leading to both the resolution of the thrombus and improvement in her heart function, underscoring the importance of investigating cardiac sarcoidosis as a potential cause of unexplained cerebrovascular incidents.
Background: Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is an evidence-based comprehensive program that includes exercise training, health education, physical activity promotion, and extensive counseling for the management of cardiovascular risk factors. Wearable devices monitor certain physiological functions, providing biometric data such as heart rate, movement, sleep, ECG analysis, blood pressure, energy expenditure, and numerous other parameters. Recent evidence supports wearable devices as a likely relevant component in cardiovascular risk assessment and disease prevention.
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