Why the study?
Does cardiac rehabilitation exercise training improve handgrip strength in patients with coronary heart disease?
Population
1,960 patients with coronary heart disease entering cardiac rehabilitation
Comparison
36 sessions of cardiac rehabilitation exercise… vs Baseline values (pre-training)
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
36 sessions
Authors
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May support functional monitoring in cardiac rehabilitation for coronary disease; leaves open causal effects of exercise on strength.
Does cardiac rehabilitation exercise training improve handgrip strength in patients with coronary heart disease?
Handgrip strength, an indicator of overall physical function, improves significantly after participation in a 36-session cardiac rehabilitation program.
Mroszczyk-McDonald et al. (2007) studied this question.
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