Why the study?
Does a 2-year multidisciplinary lifestyle modification program improve cardiovascular risk factors and reduce cardiac events in patients with coronary atherosclerosis?
Population
71 male and female patients with diagnosed coronary atherosclerosis
Comparison
2-year structured multidisciplinary lifestyle… vs 28 patients who dropped out of the program
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
2 years
Authors
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Supports multidisciplinary lifestyle programs in coronary atherosclerosis; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Does a 2-year multidisciplinary lifestyle modification program improve cardiovascular risk factors and reduce cardiac events in patients with coronary atherosclerosis?
A structured multidisciplinary lifestyle modification program can significantly improve cardiovascular risk factors in independent-living patients with coronary atherosclerosis, though compliance remains a challenge.
Rutledge et al. (1999) studied this question.
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