Do More Cardiac Rehabilitation Visits Reduce Events Compared With Fewer Visits?
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Do more cardiac rehabilitation visits reduce events compared with fewer visits?
A major goal after a cardiovascular event, whether a myocardial infarction, exacerbation of heart failure, or revascularization procedure, is return to the community and resumption of normal health and functioning. This process has a number of components. They include making sure that there is adequate social support, that patients understand what medications to take, that patients understand w...
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عنوان ژورنال: Circulation
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0009-7322,1524-4539
DOI: 10.1161/cir.0b013e3181cd3ce6