Why the study?
Does shortened cardiac rehabilitation with early discharge and exercise testing allow safe recovery and return to work in low-risk patients with acute myocardial infarction?
Population
124 low-risk patients with acute myocardial infarction seen between 1975 and 1978, considered suitable for…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
mean 14.2 months
Authors
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May support early return to work after low-risk MI with shortened rehabilitation; hypothesis-generating pending randomized confirmation.
Does shortened cardiac rehabilitation with early discharge and exercise testing allow safe recovery and return to work in low-risk patients with acute myocardial infarction?
Shortened cardiac rehabilitation with early discharge and exercise testing in low-risk MI patients is feasible, facilitating early return to work and reducing the need for external rehabilitation referrals.
Jelinek et al. (1980) studied this question.
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