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4.1.1. Team-Based Approach
COR LOE
Recommendations
1 A 1. In patients with CCD, a multidisciplinary team-based
approach is recommended to improve health outcomes,
facilitate modification of ASCVD risk factors, and improve
health service utilization.*
* Modified from the 2019 ACC/AHA guideline on the primary prevention of cardiovascular
disease. Arnett DK, et al. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2019;74:177-232.
Patient
(and Caregiver)
Dietitian
Pharmacist
Nursing
RN
Care
Coordinators
Home Health
Behavioral
Health
Therapy
Physical
Occupational
Speech
Clinician
Physician
Advanced Practice
Nurse
Physician Assistant
Cardiac Rehab
Exercise
Physiology
Social Work
Figure 5. Team-Based Approach Reflective of
Interconnectedness and Communication
