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Managing Sleep Problems Among Cardiac Patients

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Sleep problems are common among cardiac patients, and treating them is important to both risk reduction and quality of life. This chapter will review the evidence supporting this statement and educate the cardiac frontline health-care provider (physician, psychologist, nurse) about how to manage these problems.

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  1. University Health Network, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Cardiac Rehabilitation and Secondary Prevention Program, Toronto, Canada

    Jaan Reitav Ph.D., C.Psych., C.B.S.M.

  2. Department of Clinical Diagnosis, Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College, Toronto, Canada

    Jaan Reitav Ph.D., C.Psych., C.B.S.M.

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    Ellen A. Dornelas

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Reitav, J. (2012). Managing Sleep Problems Among Cardiac Patients. In: Dornelas, E.A. (eds) Stress Proof the Heart. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-5650-7_13

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