Cardiac Rehabilitation: United States
Abstract
The Clinical Practice Guideline Cardiac Rehabilitation, prepared for and promulgated by the US Department of Health and Human Services,1 characterizes cardiac rehabilitation as the provision of comprehensive long-term services involving medical evaluation; prescribed exercise; cardiac risk factor modification; and education, counseling, and behavioral interventions. The goal of this multifactorial process is to limit the adverse physiologic and psychologic effects of cardiac illness, to reduce the risk of sudden death or reinfarction, to control cardiac symptoms, to stabilize or reverse progression of the atherosclerotic process, and to enhance the patient’s psychosocial and vocational status. The guideline defines that provision of cardiac rehabilitation services is directed by a physician, but can be implemented by a variety of healthcare professionals.
Keywords
Exercise Training Cardiac Rehabilitation Pulmonary Rehabilitation Coronary Risk Factor Cardiac Rehabilitation ProgramPreview
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