Introduction Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death worldwide and partly caused by modifiable risk factors. Cardiac rehabilitation addresses several these factors, such as physical inactivity reduced exercise capacity. However, despite its proven short-term merits, long-term adherence to healthy lifestyle changes is disappointing. With regards training, it has been shown that su...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the effects of phase II cardiac rehabilitation in 52 patients undergone coronary artery bypass surgery. METHODS Gradual walking tests, cardio-pulmonary capacity tests and lipid profile were administered to patients selected for phase II cardiac rehabilitation before and after the programme. Training was started on 12-channel electrocardiogram controlled running bands ...

background: main suggested theories about patients’ adherence to treatment regimens recognize the importance of motivation in positive changes in behaviors. since cardiac diseases are chronic and common, cardiac rehabilitation as an effective prevention program is crucial in management of these diseases. there is always concern about the patients’ adherence to cardiac rehabilitation. the aim of...

background : cardiac arrest is a condition in which the heart is completely stopped and is not pumping any blood. although most cardiac arrest cases are reported from homes or hospitals, about 20% occur in public areas. therefore, these areas need to be investigated in terms of cardiac arrest incidence so that places of high incidence can be identi-fied and cardiac rehabilitation defibrillators...

OBJECTIVE Heart rate recovery (HRR) is a recognised marker used in clinical practice for assessing the risk of sudden cardiac death. Physical exercise leads to an improvement in HRR and has a proven beneficial effect on erection quality (EQ) related to the activity of the autonomic nervous system in men with ischaemic heart disease (IHD). This paper evaluates the relationship between HRR and EQ...

results after controlling for gender and educational level, we observed statistically significant differences in the modified means between the patients who considered the behavioral risk factors and those who considered the physiological risk factors (p = 0.012, md = 5.03) and between the patients who regarded the behavioral risk factors and those who regarded the psychological risk factors (p...