BACKGROUND Many patients do not maintain physical activity levels after completion of phase III exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation. DESIGN This study determined the effect of an exercise consultation on maintenance of physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness 12 months after completion of a phase III exercise programme. Seventy cardiac patients were randomized to the experimental (ex...

Question For patients over 60 years of age with heart failure, does cardiac rehabilitation improve outcomes over standard care at a heart failure clinic? Design Randomised controlled trial with concealed allocation and blinded assessors. Setting Participants were recruited from the acute medical unit and outpatient clinics of a UK hospital and surrounding general practices. Patients Patients ov...

BACKGROUND Negative affective states such as anxiety, depression and stress are significant risk factors for cardiovascular disease, particularly in cardiac and post-cardiac rehabilitation populations.Yoga is a balanced practice of physical exercise, breathing control and meditation that can reduce psychosocial symptoms as well as improve cardiovascular and cognitive function. It has the potent...

BACKGROUND Using data from the Italian SurveY on carDiac rEhabilitation-2008 (ISYDE-2008), this study provides insight into the level of implementation of cardiac rehabilitation (CR) in very old cardiac patients. METHODS Data from 165 CR units were collected online from January 28 to February 10, 2008. RESULTS The study cohort consisted of 2,281 patients (66.9 ± 11.8 years): 1,714 (62.4 ± 9...

Abstract Phase III/IV cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is recommended to promote maintenance of benefits achieved during II; there has been no meta-analysis test this date. This study determined the effects CR on any outcome, with consideration sex. Seven databases were searched from inception-January 2020. Randomized controlled trials in cardiovascular disease patients who had graduated included. L...

background: heart failure is a severe chronic disease and has a negative impact on the health-related quality of life (hrql). in addition to preventing disease progress, one of the important goals in heart failure treatment is to improve the patient’s quality of life. this study is aimed to compare three generic to specific quality of life instruments that are used in cardiac rehabilitation set...

BACKGROUND It is common for hip arthroscopy patients to demonstrate significant gluteus medius muscle weakness and concurrent iliopsoas tendinitis. Restoration of gluteus medius muscle function is essential for normal hip function. HYPOTHESIS A progression of hip rehabilitation exercises to strengthen the gluteus medius muscle could be identified that minimize concurrent iliopsoas muscle acti...