Abstract
Introduction: Heart disease is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. The risk of heart disease is significantly high among patients with hypertension. However, patients’ poor understanding of their risk even further intensifies the risk of heart disease. Therefore it is crucial to improve patients’ understanding of their lifetime risk and applying a healthy lifestyle, to reduce the risk of heart disease.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | i108 |
Number of pages | 1 |
Journal | European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing |
Volume | 20 |
Issue number | S1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jul 2021 |
Event | EuroHeartCare ACNAP Congress 2021 - Virtual Duration: 18 Jun 2021 → 19 Jun 2021 |
Keywords
- Risk assessment
- Hypertension
- Heart disease
- Risk understanding
- Risk reduction