What types of education should patients with SIHD receive?
Patients with SIHD should have an individualized education plan to optimize care and promote wellness, including education on the importance of medication adherence for managing symptoms and retarding disease progression, an explanation of medication management and cardiovascular risk reduction strategies in a manner that respects the patient's level of understanding, reading comprehension, and ethnicity, a comprehensive review of all therapeutic options, a description of appropriate levels of exercise with encouragement to maintain recommended levels of daily physical activity, introduction to self-monitoring skills, and information on how to recognize worsening cardiovascular symptoms and take appropriate action. 