WORLD JOURNAL OF ADVANCE
HEALTHCARE RESEARCH

Vinil Upendrababu* and Dr. Prof. S. N. Nanjunde Gowda

ABSTRACT

Cardiovascular disease is the foremost public health concern, leading to premature deaths and morbidity across all states of India. The increasing burden of cardiovascular diseases is one of the chief threats to sustainable development of the country. Although the incidence of CVD has shown a reverse tendency in developed countries because of the remarkable advances in the health sector, the same cannot be held true for low and middle income countries, which include India. Hence so many researches has been carried out in various parts of the world to find out the most effective and cost efficient way of preventing the rising menace of CVD. Many well-known associations and prominent persons in the health field have illustrated the role of nurses in preventing this growing trend of CVD around the globe as the nurses have been spending much of their working time with patients. As a significant health team member, nurses can play a vital role to reduce the occurrence of CVD as well as to promote the cardiovascular health of patients through a number of ways. Significant evidences exist to support a systematic approach in the reduction of CVD risk through team based, nurse directed case management.

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