The Link Between Coronary Artery Disease and Adequate Follow-up Care
Angelica Waller
Chamberlain
University
NR 715: Scientific
Underpinnings Dr. Steberg
September 24, 2023
, Coronary Artery Disease: quantitative article review
“While common, yet preventative”. Coronary artery disease remains one of
the many leading causes of death in the United States, even today. Coronary Artery
Disease is an abnormality in the cardiovascular system in which the muscles of the
heart are damaged, because of a blocked artery by the formation of atherosclerotic
plaque in the vessels (Shahjehan et. al, 2023). According to the Center for Disease
Control and Prevention (2023) about 695,000 people died to heart disease in the
United States in 2021 and 1 of 20 adults aging twenty years and older have
coronary artery disease. As a society and the increase in population, it is time to
fight back and lower the rate of coronary artery disease, by change in lifestyle,
healthcare providers continuity of care through consultations and follow-up, and
patients willingness to seek medical attention that is needed. The purpose of this
dissertation is to propose a review of an article that provides supporting details
about ways that a change can be made with those who suffer from this
preventative disease. “Long-term hospital-based secondary prevention of coronary
artery disease: a randomized controlled trial” (Kaldal et. al,2021), was the chosen
article to identify quantitative literature about primary and secondary outcomes
and prevention of coronary artery disease. Although the authors conducted a
randomized control trial of patients who sustain cardiovascular events, the article
focused on patients receiving medical treatment with hospital-based follow-up care
versus primary follow-up care along with primary and secondary interventions that
can prevent recurring cardiovascular events.
Literary Search Strategy
An important factor of evidence-based practice in nursing is the ability to
generate search strategies that aid in discovering significant research articles that
can address a clinical problem that needs a solution. The search for current 2018-
, 2023 peer reviewed articles was
Angelica Waller
Chamberlain
University
NR 715: Scientific
Underpinnings Dr. Steberg
September 24, 2023
, Coronary Artery Disease: quantitative article review
“While common, yet preventative”. Coronary artery disease remains one of
the many leading causes of death in the United States, even today. Coronary Artery
Disease is an abnormality in the cardiovascular system in which the muscles of the
heart are damaged, because of a blocked artery by the formation of atherosclerotic
plaque in the vessels (Shahjehan et. al, 2023). According to the Center for Disease
Control and Prevention (2023) about 695,000 people died to heart disease in the
United States in 2021 and 1 of 20 adults aging twenty years and older have
coronary artery disease. As a society and the increase in population, it is time to
fight back and lower the rate of coronary artery disease, by change in lifestyle,
healthcare providers continuity of care through consultations and follow-up, and
patients willingness to seek medical attention that is needed. The purpose of this
dissertation is to propose a review of an article that provides supporting details
about ways that a change can be made with those who suffer from this
preventative disease. “Long-term hospital-based secondary prevention of coronary
artery disease: a randomized controlled trial” (Kaldal et. al,2021), was the chosen
article to identify quantitative literature about primary and secondary outcomes
and prevention of coronary artery disease. Although the authors conducted a
randomized control trial of patients who sustain cardiovascular events, the article
focused on patients receiving medical treatment with hospital-based follow-up care
versus primary follow-up care along with primary and secondary interventions that
can prevent recurring cardiovascular events.
Literary Search Strategy
An important factor of evidence-based practice in nursing is the ability to
generate search strategies that aid in discovering significant research articles that
can address a clinical problem that needs a solution. The search for current 2018-
, 2023 peer reviewed articles was
