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Cardiac Rehabilitation in Chronic Heart Failure

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Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation

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Abstract

Chronic conditions are now the leading reason why people seek medical care.1 The syndrome of heart failure (HF) is the final pathway for myriad diseases that affect the heart, and is a salient example of the challenge posed by chronic disease. Although the understanding of chronic HF pathophysiology has changed and therapeutic paradigms have been revolutionized, 2 a considerable burden of disability and unrelieved symptoms remains in optimally treated patients, with corresponding low quality of life, and poor prognosis which is worse than for many forms of cancer.3 In addition, the existence of multiple medical co-morbid conditions, an aging population, potential interaction among multiple medications and psychological impact combine to aggravate the complexity of HF management. Thus, HF is a chronic, costly, and life-threatening disorder, and the need for adequate management strategies is clear.

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  1. Divisione di Cardiologia, Fondazione “Salvatore Maugeri” (NO), Italy

    Ugo Corrà MD

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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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Corrà, U. (2007). Cardiac Rehabilitation in Chronic Heart Failure. In: Perk, J., et al. Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84628-502-8_48

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