Cardiac rehabilitation programs are multifaceted interventions that focus primarily
on exercise training and are designed to optimize physical, psychological, and social
functioning in a broad spectrum of patients with cardiovascular disease [
[1]
]. In large studies and meta-analyses of patients with coronary artery disease, cardiac
rehabilitation has been demonstrated to reduce the rates of all-cause and cardiovascular
mortality [
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,
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]. As a result, it is widely promoted by various health care organizations and is strongly
advocated by position statements all over the world [
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,
- Piepoli M.F.
- Corra U.
- Benzer W.
- et al.
Secondary prevention through cardiac rehabilitation: from knowledge to implementation.
A position paper from the Cardiac Rehabilitation Section of the European Association
of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation.
Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil. 2010; 17: 1-17
15
].- Leon A.S.
- Franklin B.A.
- Costa F.
- et al.
Cardiac rehabilitation and secondary prevention of coronary heart disease: an American
Heart Association scientific statement from the Council on Clinical Cardiology (Subcommittee
on Exercise, Cardiac Rehabilitation, and Prevention) and the Council on Nutrition,
Physical Activity, and Metabolism (Subcommittee on Physical Activity), in collaboration
with the American association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation.
Circulation. 2005; 111: 369-376
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Published online: January 03, 2012
Accepted:
November 26,
2011
Received:
November 21,
2011
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- PreviewImproving patients' cardiorespiratory fitness is an important therapeutic outcome in cardiac rehabilitation. The ability of cardiac rehabilitation to reduce mortality and morbidity has been evidenced through several meta-analyses. Whether cardiac rehabilitation can increase cardiorespiratory fitness and which factors may influence such gains are less well quantified.
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