Why the study?
Does early comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation improve functional capacity, left ventricular function, and quality of life in patients following ICD implantation?
Population
45 patients (28 males, mean age 62.2 years) after implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) implantation
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
14 weeks (duration of rehabilitation program)
Authors
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May support post-ICD rehabilitation; observational data leaves open causal effects and need for RCTs.
Does early comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation improve functional capacity, left ventricular function, and quality of life in patients following ICD implantation?
Early comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation after ICD implantation is safe and significantly improves left ventricular systolic function, exercise capacity, and quality of life while reducing depressive symptoms.
Śmiałek et al. (2013) studied this question.
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