A 77-year-old geologist with coronary artery disease enrolled in our cardiac rehabilitation program after successful placement of a drug-eluting stent. Unlike the typical sedentary cardiac patient in his age group, he loved to run. He expressed a strong desire to return to his sport, and completion of a self-assessment scale confirmed his high level of athletic identity. Despite the patient's a...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa microsoftinternetexplorer4 background : supervised exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation programs (crp) have been suggested to all patients, especially after myocardial infarction. however, the effects of cardiac rehabilitation on systolic function are controversial. the aim of this study was to examine the effects of an 8-week cardiac rehabilitatio...

BACKGROUND Conventional pulmonary rehabilitation programs improve exercise tolerance but have no effect on pulmonary function in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The role of controlled breathing using respiratory biofeedback during rehabilitation of patients with COPD remains unclear. OBJECTIVES To compare the effects of a conventional 4-week pulmonary rehabilitatio...

BACKGROUND Patients with heart disease often suffer from difficulties in psychological adaptation during cardiac rehabilitation. Mood disorders such as depression are known to be highly prevalent in cardiac patients and to have a negative impact on the progression of coronary heart disease. However, cardiac patients have difficulties to get psychological treatments due to low availability and m...