Background—Awareness of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk has been linked to taking
preventive action in women. The purpose of this study was to assess contemporary …

Aims and objectives To describe nurses' attitudes, beliefs, and practices regarding sexuality
care for patients with cardiovascular disease. Background Limited sexual activity is common …

Aims. This paper reviews the role of cardiac nursing in China and the potential of this
professional group to take an important role in secondary and tertiary prevention initiatives …

Acute systemic thermal therapy can improve arterial stiffness in both animals and humans.
We examined and compared the effects of acute local thermal therapy (footbath) on an …

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of high-sensitivity C-reactive
protein (hs-CRP) on the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in a Chinese population. A …

OBJECTIVE: To establish a profile of the modifiable cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk
factors in the office-working population of Nanjing, China. BACKGROUND: With increasing …

Background: Inadequate cardiovascular disease (CVD) knowledge has been cited to
account for the imperfect decline in CVD among women over the last 2 decades …

China is the largest consumer of tobacco in the world and there are currently 360 million
smokers in China. Smoking cessation is critical in fighting the tobacco epidemic, and nurses …

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence of cardiovascular
disease (CVD) risk factors among older Korean Chinese with hypertension—one of the most …

Background: China is in a state of rapid economic growth and epidemiological transition.
Morbidity and mortality relating to heart disease in women have increased dramatically …