Rehabilitation of the Patient With Coronary Artery Disease

Article1 July 1954REHABILITATION OF THE PATIENT WITH CORONARY ARTERY DISEASEJEROME G. KAUFMAN, M.D., F.A.C.P., MARVIN C. BECKER, M.D.JEROME G. KAUFMAN, M.D., F.A.C.P., MARVIN C. BECKER, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-41-1-9 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptRehabilitation was defined at the First National Conference on Cardiovascular Diseases as "the return of a person disabled by accident or disease to his greatest physical mental, emotional, social, vocational and economic usefulness and if employable, an opportunity for gainful employment." As such, its importance extends not only to the patient but also to the family and to the community at large.Arteriosclerotic heart disease comprises one of the most important categories of cardiac disability, and often poses the greatest problem in rehabilitation.1According to Master,2coronary artery disease comprises one third of all heart ailments. The 1944 death rate...Bibliography1. Becker MC: Rehabilitation of the patient with heart disease, in Principles and practices of rehabilitation, edited by H. H. Kessler, 1950, Lea and Febiger, Philadelphia, p. 376. Google Scholar2. Master AM: Incidence of acute coronary occlusion, Am. Heart J. 33: 135, 1947. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. U. S. Bureau of the Census, Vital Statistics of the United States, 1942, Part I, Washington, 1944. Google Scholar4. Office of Vocational Rehabilitation, Federal Security Agency, Administrative Series No. 57, 1950. Google Scholar5. 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Coronarinsuffizienz, Angina pectoris und HerzinfarktOverprotection and Underprotection of the Cardiac PatientRehabilitation of the Cardiac Patient 1 July 1954Volume 41, Issue 1Page: 9-17KeywordsCardiac rehabilitationCardiovascular diseasesCardiovascular therapyCoronary heart diseaseDeath ratesDisabilitiesEmotionsHeart diseasesStable coronary artery disease ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 July 1954 PDF downloadLoading ...