Does the response to exercise training during cardiac rehabilitation differ by sex?
Women exhibit a significantly lower training response to traditional cardiac rehabilitation compared to men, suggesting a need for alternative programming.
While there were no differences in training effect estimated by METs, directly measured showed a significantly lower training response for women despite adjusting for covariates. In addition, 18% of patients did not see any improvement in . Alternatives to traditional CR exercise programming need to be considered.
Rengo et al. (Mon,) studied this question.
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