Key result
None of the reviewed cardiac risk stratification methods could cover every risk situation a patient might face, but they are essential for safe exercise prescription.
This review summarizes eight existing cardiac risk stratification protocols for exercise, highlighting that while none are universally comprehensive, they are essential for safe exercise prescription in cardiac rehabilitation.
Reinforces routine use of cardiac risk stratification for safe exercise prescription; highlights gaps for future protocol refinement.
OBJECTIVE: Gather and describe general characteristics of different protocols of risk stratification for cardiac patients undergoing exercise. METHODS: We conducted searches in LILACS, IBECS, MEDLINE, Cochrane Library, and SciELO electronic databases, using the following descriptors: Cardiovascular Disease, Rehabilitation Centers, Practice Guideline, Exercise and Risk Stratification in the past 20 years. RESULTS: Were selected eight studies addressing methods of risk stratification in patients undergoing exercise. CONCLUSION: None of the methods described could cover every situation the patient can be subjected to; however, they are essential to exercise prescription.
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Silva et al. (2014) conducted a review in Cardiovascular diseases (n=8). Cardiac risk stratification protocols was evaluated on Characteristics of risk stratification protocols. None of the reviewed cardiac risk stratification methods could cover every risk situation a patient might face, but they are essential for safe exercise prescription.
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