Physical exercise training and coronary artery disease
Why the study?
Does physical exercise training improve clinical outcomes and risk factors in patients with coronary artery disease?
Population
Patients with coronary artery disease (CAD)
Design
Review
Authors
Discussion
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Member takes
Implication
Supports exercise training in CAD per guidelines; leaves open research on barriers to routine adoption.
Structured PICO
Does physical exercise training improve clinical outcomes and risk factors in patients with coronary artery disease?
P
Population
Patients with coronary artery disease (CAD)
I
Intervention
Regular physical exercise training (aerobic, interval, resistance training)
Despite Class I guideline recommendations and proven benefits on mortality and morbidity, structured exercise training remains underutilized in patients with CAD.
Cite This Study
Höllriegel et al. (2013) studied this question.