Background: High-quality ambulatory care can reduce cardiovascular disease risk, but
important gaps exist in the provision of cardiovascular preventive care. We sought to …

Background: The chronic care model provides a framework for improving the management
of chronic diseases. Participatory research could be useful in developing a chronic care …

Background With free movement of labour in Europe, European guidelines on
cardiovascular care and the enlargement of the European Union to include countries with …

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) represents an increasing burden to health care systems.
Modifiable risk factors figure prominently in the population-attributable risk for premature …

Background Primary care providers play an important role in preventing and managing
cardiovascular disease. This study compared the quality of preventive cardiovascular care …

Methods We used data on patient visits (n= 21,261) from the National Ambulatory Medical
Care Survey, 2005-2006, and classified patients with hypertension, hyperlipidemia, obesity …

Background—Despite effective treatments to reduce cardiovascular disease risk, their
translation into practice is limited. Methods and Results—Using a parallel arm cluster …

Background Despite important improvements in available prevention and treatment,
cardiovascular diseases (CVD) remain an important cause of morbidity and mortality. Not all …

The viability of measuring and integrating preventive cardiovascular care into home
healthcare was investigated through a pilot study fielded during 2013 and 2014. The study …

Background—The CArdiovascular HEalth in Ambulatory care Research Team (CANHEART)
is conducting a unique, population-based observational research initiative aimed at …