Impact of cardiac rehabilitation and exercise training programs in coronary heart disease.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-1-2017
Publication Title
Progress in cardiovascular diseases
Abstract
Cardiovascular rehabilitation (CR) is the process of developing and maintaining an optimal level of physical, social, and psychological well-being in order to promote recovery from cardiovascular (CV) illness. It is a multi-disciplinary approach encompassing supervised exercise training, patient counseling, education and nutritional guidance that may also enhance quality of life. Beneficial CV effects may include improving coronary heart disease risk factors; particularly exercise capacity, reversing cardiac remodeling, and favorably modifying metabolism and systemic oxygen transport. We review the historical basis for contemporary CR, the indications and critical components of CR, as well as the potential salutary physiological and clinical effects of exercise-based CR.
Volume
60
Issue
1
First Page
103
Last Page
114
Recommended Citation
Kachur S, Chongthammakun V, Lavie CJ, De Schutter A, Arena R, Milani RV, Franklin BA. Impact of cardiac rehabilitation and exercise training programs in coronary heart disease. Prog Cardiovasc Dis. 2017 Jun - Jul;60(1):103-114. doi: 10.1016/j.pcad.2017.07.002. Epub 2017 Jul 6. Review. PubMed PMID: 28689854.
DOI
10.1016/j.pcad.2017.07.002
ISSN
1873-1740
PubMed ID
28689854