OBJECTIVE The Copenhagen Outpatient ProgrammE - implantable cardioverter defibrillator (COPE-ICD) trial included patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators in a randomized controlled trial of rehabilitation. After 6-12 months significant differences were found in favour of the rehabilitation group for exercise capacity, general and mental health. The aim of this paper is to explore t...

OBJECTIVE To examine the safety and effectiveness of cardiac rehabilitation on patients resuscitated from cardiac arrest due to acute myocardial infarction. METHODS The study included 23 subjects, including 8 with history of cardiac arrest and 15 without history of cardiac arrest. Both groups underwent initial graded exercise test (GXT) and subsequent cardiac rehabilitation for 6 weeks. After...

BACKGROUND Cardiac rehabilitation is commonly prescribed after myocardial infarction (MI) to coordinate exercise training and secondary preventive services. Cost-effectiveness analysis allows the quantitative comparison of the relative economic worth of cardiac rehabilitation in relation to other common interventions. METHODS The cost-effectiveness of cardiac rehabilitation, in dollars per ye...

background: despite the positive impact of cardiac rehabilitation (cr) on quality of life and mortality, the majority of people who could benefit from this program fail to participate in it. the lack of referral from the physician is a common reason that patients give for not seeking cr. the objective of this study was to compare factors affecting cr referral by cardiologists. methods: a cross-...

BACKGROUND Despite guideline recommendations that patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), coronary artery bypass surgery, or valve surgery be referred to cardiac rehabilitation, cardiac rehabilitation is underused. The objective of this study was to examine hospital-level variation in cardiac rehabilitation referral after PCI, coronary artery bypass surgery, and valve surg...

Phase II cardiac rehabilitation programs are associated with improvements in exercise tolerance, coronary risk factors, and psychosocial well-being. Nevertheless, previous reports have generally evaluated the global effectiveness of these programs (ie, on all subjects, collectively), which may serve to camouflage or attenuate the impact of these interventions on specific patient subsets. In thi...

Background Although cardiovascular rehabilitation and exercise training have substantial benefits in various ischemic heart disease (IHD) risk factors and subsequent prognosis after major IHD events, there is a paucity of information about its effects on autonomic regulation (such as heart rate variability [HRV] and baroreflex gain), particularly considering its arterial and cardiopulmonary com...

2. Thomas RJ, King M, Lui K, Oldridge N, Piña IL, Spertus J; American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation/American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Cardiac Rehabilitation/Secondary Prevention PerformanceMeasuresWriting Committee. AACVPR/ACC/AHA 2007 performancemeasures on cardiac rehabilitation for referral to and delivery of cardiac rehabilitation/seconda...

Cardiac rehabilitation is increasingly recognized as an integral component of the continuum of care for patients with cardiovascular disease. Its application is a class I recommendation in most contemporary cardiovascular clinical practice guidelines. Despite the documentation of substantial morbidity and mortality benefits, cardiac rehabilitation services are vastly underutilized. The core com...

abstract introduction: prevalence of cardiovascular diseases (cvd) is 19.4% in iran and diabetes mellitus is an important cvd risk factor in this country. non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (type ii dm) is associated with increased morbidity and mortality due to atherosclerosis. with cardiac rehabilitation (cr) we can modify cvd risk factors such as type ii dm and play an important role in...