Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Research: The Year (2018) in Review

Abstract

Practitioners need access to and the ability to openly discuss advanced in practice and concepts as they apply to the practice of cardiovascular and pulmonary physical therapy (PT). Lack of accessibility to research literature, limited personal time, or insufficient knowledge to adequately review the breadth of literature published each year can hinder this process. This article provides an overview of cardiovascular and pulmonary research published in 2018 that the authors believe most important and relevant or speaks to the volume or trend of current topics in the clinical practice of cardiovascular and pulmonary PT. Two methods of research presentation used this year give either a broad overview of a research topic or a select article meant to describe the theme of research in a given topic area. Both were followed by brief overview of clinical relevance and open to discussion with the participants present at the 2019 Combined Sections Meeting in Washington, DC.