Why the study?
Does a conventional cardiac rehabilitation programme improve plasma lipoproteins in cardiac patients not on lipid-lowering drugs?
Population
77 cardiac patients not receiving lipid-lowering drugs
Design
Cohort
Authors
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Conventional rehabilitation yields only modest total cholesterol reduction without HDL/LDL changes; leaves open whether stricter protocols or pharmacotherapy are needed.
Does a conventional cardiac rehabilitation programme improve plasma lipoproteins in cardiac patients not on lipid-lowering drugs?
Conventional cardiac rehabilitation with general dietary advice produces only modest reductions in total cholesterol, highlighting the need for stricter lipid-lowering protocols or pharmacotherapy.
Baardman et al. (1990) studied this question.
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