April 1, 1989Postgraduate Medicine
Rehabilitation of the patient with coronary heart disease
Population
Patients with coronary heart disease, including stable patients after acute myocardial infarction and…
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Implication
Supports post-MI rehab integration now; leaves open optimal protocols via prospective trials.
Structured PICO
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Population
Patients with coronary heart disease, including stable patients after acute myocardial infarction and severely ill or elderly coronary patients
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Intervention
Cardiac rehabilitation including early ambulation, predischarge exercise testing, exercise training, education in coronary risk reduction, and psychosocial counseling
Comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation, encompassing exercise training, risk reduction education, and psychosocial counseling, improves functional capacity and clinical outcomes in patients with coronary heart disease.
Cite This Study
Nanette K. Wenger (1989) studied this question.