A wellness program for cardiac surgery improves clinical outcomes

Advances in Integrative Medicine

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 32-37

  Braun, Lesley ^a,b   Stanguts, Cathy ^a   Spitzer, Ondine ^a   Hose, Lisa ^a   Gunawan, Margaretha ^a   Kure, Christina E ^a,c   Kwa, Lachlan ^a   Esmore, Donald ^a   Bailey, Michael ^a   Rosenfeldt, Franklin ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bleeding risk; Cardiac surgery; Cardiology; Coenzyme Q10; Integrative medicine; Omega 3 fatty acids; Public health; Wellness

Indexed keywords

CARDIOTONIC AGENT; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; OROTATE MAGNESIUM; THIOCTIC ACID; TROPONIN I;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART REHABILITATION; HEART SURGERY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEW YORK HEART ASSOCIATION CLASS; OPEN STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING; THORAX SURGERY; WELLBEING;

EID: 84976490902     PISSN: 22129588     EISSN: 22129596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aimed.2013.08.008     Document Type: Article

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