ARYA Atherosclerosis Journal

Presentation of new classification of perceived risk factors and etiologies of cardiovascular diseases

Document Type : Letter to Editor

Authors

Saeid Komasi 1
Mozhgan Saeidi 2

1 Cardiac Rehabilitation Center, Imam Ali Hospital AND Clinical Research Development Center, Imam Reza Hospital AND Department of Psychology, School of Medicine, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran

2 PhD Candidate, Cardiac Rehabilitation Center AND Department of Psychology, School of Medicine, Imam Ali Hospital, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran

Abstract
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Keywords

classification
perceived risk factors
Cardiovascular Diseases
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  4. Saeidi M, Komasi S, Soroush A, Zakiei A, Shakeri J. Gender differences in patients' beliefs about biological, environmental, behavioral, and psychological risk factors in a cardiac rehabilitation program. J Cardiothorac Med 2014; 2(4): 215-20.
  5. Saeidi M, Soroush A, Komasi S, Moemeni K, Heydarpour B. Attitudes toward cardiovascular disease risk factors among patients referred to a cardiac rehabilitation center: importance of psychological attitudes. Shiraz E Med J 2015; 16(7): e22281.
  6. Saeidi M, Komasi S, Heydarpour B, Momeni K, Zakiei A. Those who perceive their disease as a physiological or psychological risk factor experience more anxiety at the beginning of the cardiac rehabilitation program. Res Cardiovasc Med 2016; 5(4): e29291.
ARYA Atherosclerosis Journal
Volume 12, Issue 6 - Serial Number 6
November and December 2016
Pages 295-296

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