Why the study?
Does ongoing community-based cardiac rehabilitation improve physical function and body composition in individuals with stable coronary artery disease?
Population
34 individuals with stable coronary artery disease (CAD), mean age 69.7 ± 8.2 years, 79% men
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
1.6 ± 0.2 years
Authors
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Mixed effects on function and composition in stable CAD should not yet change practice; leaves open need for RCTs to assess causality.
Does ongoing community-based cardiac rehabilitation improve physical function and body composition in individuals with stable coronary artery disease?
In elderly patients with stable CAD, long-term participation in community-based cardiac rehabilitation is associated with improved lower-body strength but unfavorable changes in body composition and grip strength.
Mandic et al. (2013) studied this question.
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