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Indications for Cardiac Rehabilitation

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Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation

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Cardiovascular diseases constitute the leading cause of morbidity and premature mortality in industrialized parts of the world, and now pose a growing public health problem in developing countries. Where rehabilitation and secondary prevention were once seen as valuable only to patients recovering from uncomplicated acute myocardial infarction, they are now regarded as essential to all cardiac patients. Rehabilitation in appropriate exercise programs, education, and counseling are emerging as the most effective means of restoring patients’ quality of life and independence and promoting their social integration.1,2

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  1. Department of Cardiology, Technical University of Munich Munich Rehabilitation Center, München, Germany

    Peter Mathes MD, FACC, FESC

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  1. Public Health Department, Kalmar County, Oskarshamn, Sweden

    Joep Perk FESC

  2. Klinische Kardiologie II, Herz-Zentrum Bad Krozingen, Germany

    Helmut Gohlke FACC, FESC

  3. Institute of Health Sciences Department of Earth Sciences, Vrije University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Irene Hellemans MD, (Speciality Cardiology), PhD

  4. Department of Cardiology, Vrije University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Irene Hellemans MD, (Speciality Cardiology), PhD

  5. Hôpital Broussais-HEGP, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France

    Philippe Sellier MD

  6. Department of Cardiology, Technical University of Munich Munich Rehabilitation Center, München, Germany

    Peter Mathes MD, FACC, FESC

  7. Cardiac Rehabilitation Center, Bois Gilbert, Ballan Miré, France

    Catherine Monpère MD

  8. Department of Psychology, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland

    Hannah McGee BA(Mod), PhD, RegPsycholFPsSI

  9. Swiss Cardiovascular Center Bern Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation University, Hospital Inselspital, Switzerland

    Hugo Saner MD

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Mathes, P. (2007). Indications for Cardiac Rehabilitation. In: Perk, J., et al. Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84628-502-8_3

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