Does an exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation program improve physical performance in older adults after an acute coronary event or cardiac surgical intervention?
Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation improves physical performance in very old adults following acute coronary events or cardiac surgery, with the greatest benefit seen in those with poor baseline capacity.
An exercise-based CR program was associated with improvement in all domains of physical performance even in older adults after an acute coronary event or cardiac surgical intervention, particularly in those with poorer baseline performance.
Baldasseroni et al. (Mon,) studied this question.