background: poor sleep quality (sq) is common among patients after coronary artery bypass graft surgery (cabg). this study attempted to determine the status of sq following an intervention based on the precede-proceed model in patients with poor sq after cabg. methods: this study was a randomized clinical trial. the study sample, including 100 patients referred to the cardiac rehabilitation cli...

BACKGROUND Advances in medical, interventional and surgical treatment have increased average life expectancy of patients with congenital heart defects. As a result a new group of adult patients with congenital cardiac defects requires medical rehabilitation. Patients with Marfan syndrome (MFS) are a relevant group among these patients. So far, no reports on the effectiveness of specialized reha...

After undergoing elective percutaneous coronary intervention, a 64-year-old commercial pilot was referred to cardiac rehabilitation. His stated goals were to continue participating in a rigorous strength and conditioning program at a community workout facility and to resume working as a pilot. To help him meet those goals, we designed and implemented a regimen of high-intensity exercises, with ...

Affiliations: Dept of Respiratory Medicine, Glenfield Hospital, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK. St Francis Hospital Medical Center, Hartford, CT, and Pulmonary and Cardiac Rehabilitation Dept, Seton Medical Center, Daly City, CA, USA. Program Development Center, CIRO+ Center of Expertise for Chronic Organ Failure, Horn, The Netherlands. A full list of members of the ...

BACKGROUND Despite the positive outcomes reported with cardiac rehabilitation (CR), its impacts have been reported to be different from a region or country to another, which may be due to the different contents of rehabilitation programs. OBJECTIVES To investigate the effect of CR on cardiovascular risk factors. PATIENTS AND METHODS This is a retrospective cohort study on the data from Imam...

Cardiac rehabilitation refers to a long-term, multifaceted, comprehensive program designed optimize patient’s physical, psychological, social, and vocational status. Early mobilization in intensive care units have become an established position the Japanese medical insurance system since “early addition (5,000 yen/patient/day, 14-day upper limit)” was newly revision of treatment fees FY2018.

Background—Abnormal heart rate recovery (HRR) has been shown to predict mortality. Although small studies have found that HRR can be improved with cardiac rehabilitation, it is unknown whether an improvement would affect mortality. The aim of this study was to determine whether HRR could be improved with cardiac rehabilitation and whether it would be predictive of mortality. Methods and Results...