Self-care and related factors associated with left ventricular systolic function in patients under follow-up after myocardial infarction

Sun Hwa Kim, Seon Young Hwang, Jeong-Hun Shin, Young-Hyo Lim, Stroke Unit, Hanyng University Seoul Hospital, South Korea, College of Nursing, Hanyang University, South Korea, Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Hanyang University Guri Hospital, South Korea, Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Hanyang University Seoul Hospital, South Korea

European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

Published online on May 13, 2020

Abstract

European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, Ahead of Print.
BackgroundRecent advances in treatment have led to long-term survival after myocardial infarction (MI), but subsequent complications such as heart failure have also increased, and, therefore, the relationship between prognosis and self-care needs to be ...