Population
Sedentary persons over age 40 who have cardiac risk factors, patients with coronary artery disease, patients…
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Implication
Supports exercise in CAD and severe LV dysfunction; leaves open need for prospective trials to guide practice.
Structured PICO
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Population
Sedentary persons over age 40 who have cardiac risk factors, patients with coronary artery disease (CAD), patients with severe left ventricular dysfunction, and the elderly
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Intervention
Regular aerobic exercise
Regular aerobic exercise is extraordinarily safe and its benefits greatly outweigh the risks for most patients, though pre-participation screening is advised for high-risk sedentary individuals.
Cite This Study
Lavie et al. (1992) studied this question.