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In this issue of Cardiology Clinics, guest editors Claudia Garbrecht and Helder Dores bring their considerable expertise to the topic of The Heart-Brain Connection: Why Psychology Matters in Cardiovascular Care. Top experts discuss the ways in which the heart-brain connection highlights the intricate relationship between psychological health and cardiovascular well-being. Significant factors in this emerging field of study include stress, anxiety, and depression; lifestyle choices such as diet, exercise, and medication adherence; and the ways in which heart conditions can affect mental health, leading to emotional distress and cognitive changes.
Contains 13 relevant, practice-oriented topics including why psychology matters in cardiovascular care; mental health and cardiac rehabilitation; cardio-oncology rehabilitation for cancer survivors with high cardiovascular risk; emotional regulation and cardiac rehabilitation; and more
Provides in-depth clinical reviews on the heart-brain connection: why psychology matters in cardiovascular care, offering actionable insights for clinical practice
Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews
