abstract introduction: prevalence of cardiovascular diseases (cvd) is 19.4% in iran and diabetes mellitus is an important cvd risk factor in this country. non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (type ii dm) is associated with increased morbidity and mortality due to atherosclerosis. with cardiac rehabilitation (cr) we can modify cvd risk factors such as type ii dm and play an important role in...

BACKGROUND Around 17% of people eligible for UK cardiac rehabilitation programmes following an acute coronary syndrome report moderate or severe depressive symptoms. While maximising psychological health is a core goal of cardiac rehabilitation, psychological care can be fragmented and patchy. This study tests the feasibility and acceptability of embedding enhanced psychological care, composed ...

background: despite the positive outcomes reported with cardiac rehabilitation (cr), its impacts have been reported to be different from a region or country to another, which may be due to the different contents of rehabilitation programs. objectives: to investigate the effect of cr on cardiovascular risk factors. patients and methods: this is a retrospective cohort study on the data from imam ...

OBJECTIVE Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) often hinders the cardiac rehabilitation program. The aim of this study was evaluating the relative cost-effectiveness of new rehabilitation strategies which include the diagnosis and treatment of PAD in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) undergoing cardiac rehabilitation. DATA SOURCES Best-available evidence was retrieved from literature a...

BACKGROUND Cardiac rehabilitation has a beneficial effect on the prognosis and quality of life of cardiac patients, and has been found to be cost-effective. This report describes a comprehensive and low cost educational intervention designed to increase the attendance at cardiac rehabilitation programs of patients who have undergone coronary artery bypass graft surgery. METHODS/DESIGN A contr...

OBJECTIVE To identify factors associated with the uptake of cardiac rehabilitation following acute myocardial infarction. DESIGN Retrospective analysis using multivariate logistic regression modelling. SETTING Two large teaching hospitals in Nottingham. PATIENTS Cohorts of patients admitted with acute myocardial infarction in 1992 and 1996. INTERVENTIONS None. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Fa...

OBJECTIVE Cardiac rehabilitation is associated with cardiac autonomic and physiological benefits. However, it is unclear whether baseline left ventricular function (LVF) impacts on training-induced cardiac autonomic adaptations. The aim of this study was to assess the cardiac autonomic adaptations in patients with varying left ventricular function profiles undergoing coronary artery bypass graf...

BACKGROUND Participation in cardiac rehabilitation has been shown to decrease mortality after acute myocardial infarction, but its impact on readmissions requires examination. METHODS We conducted a population-based surveillance study of residents discharged from the hospital after their first-ever myocardial infarction in Olmsted County, Minnesota, from January 1, 1987, to September 30, 2010...