Anexo

Nowadays Cardiovascular diseases are the principal cause of death in developed countries. Numerous studies show that changes in lifestyle such as cessation of smoking, adherence to a Mediterranean diet, controlling blood pressure or moderate physical exercise can prevent or treat heart disease. Therefore, the fundamental treatment for prevention of heart disease is based on changes in Lifestyle and Body and Mind Interventions. The principal objective has been design a program of health education that addresses the needs of coronary patients, in order to resolve potential difficulties of this by following changes in lifestyle. The methodology is based on an extensive literature review of different databases, journals and books. In conclusion, the role of nursing is essential to help the post coronary event patients modify their lifestyle and therefore reduce the the risk factors for cardiac ischemia.