Summary

This part provides a series of case studies of an Australian family with a Mediterranean/European background who have experienced a range of cardiac conditions. The family is comprised of 3 generations living together on a farm in rural NSW. The case studies explore 3 family members in detail: Maria, her son John and John’s daughter Elisabeth.

The part illustrates the complexities of families living with chronic cardiac conditions and presenting multiple risk factors. It also showcases health promotion strategies and how to navigate the Australian healthcare system. The 3 case studies explore:

1. Maria’s heart failure diagnosis and management;
2. John’s myocardial infarction and escalation to a coronary artery bypass grafting surgery; and
3. Elisabeth’s cardiac risk factors and health promotion strategies.

These case studies highlight strategies that can optimise continuous management and care for patients through preventive cardiology.

Image attributions

Images not individually attributed are listed below in order of appearance in the part:

Chapter 5.1

Corndale map by OpenStreetMap is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0

Maria and Maximo Rossi image by Sofia Shultz on Pixabay

Sofia Rossi image by ID 20257964 on Pixabay

John Rossi image by Jan Niepel on Pixabay

Elisabeth Rossi image by Sofia Antonacci on Pexels

Icons

All icons in this part are from Flaticon and are listed below in order of first appearance in the part:

Introduction: Introduction icons created by Freepik – Flaticon

Clinical reasoning: Think icons created by Freepik – Flaticon

Person-centred care: People icons created by Freepik – Flaticon

Therapeutic communication: Team icons created by Freepik – Flaticon

Cultural safety: People icons created by Freepik – Flaticon

Teamwork and collaborative practice: Communication icons created by Freepik – Flaticon

Cardiovascular: Cardiac icons created by AmethystDesign – Flaticon

Objectives: Objective icons created by Uniconlabs – Flaticon

Thinking point: Creativity icons created by Freepik – Flaticon

Case studies: Case study icons created by Flat Icons – Flaticon

Mental health: Mental health icons created by Freepik – Flaticon

Summary: Summary icons created by Freepik – Flaticon