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Impact of cardiac rehabilitation exercise frequency on exercise capacity in patients with coronary artery disease: a retrospective study

open access: yesLibyan Journal of Medicine
Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) significantly improves cardiovascular outcomes in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). International guidelines vary in the minimum recommended frequency of supervised exercise from 1 to 3 sessions per week.
Javier Loureiro Diaz   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Reasons for dropout from cardiac rehabilitation programs in women: A qualitative study. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2018
BACKGROUND:Empirical evidence has shown that cardiac rehabilitation programs are effective in reducing morbidity and mortality, improving quality of life in patients with cardiovascular disease.
Davinia María Resurrección   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The measure of effectiveness of a short-term 2-week intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation program in decreasing levels of anxiety and depression

open access: yesMonaldi Archives for Chest Disease, 2018
Research on heart disease have found a strong and consistent evidence of association between some psychosocial risk factors, including depression, anxiety, self-efficacy, lack of social support and outcome of disease.
Floriana Caccamo   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Gut–Heart Axis in Systemic Sclerosis: Evidence From a Large Prospective Early Disease Cohort

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Cardiac involvement significantly impacts prognosis in systemic sclerosis (SSc), highlighting the need for early risk stratification. Gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms are common and often manifest early. Emerging data suggest a link between GI and cardiac manifestations, possibly through shared mechanisms like dysautonomia.
Francesca R. Di Ciommo   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

The effect of Tai Chi on plasma homocysteine in 1176 adults: a propensity score matching-based study

open access: yesBMC Cardiovascular Disorders
Background Tai Chi is a low-impact form of exercise that involves a series of slow movements that flow together. Increased plasma homocysteine(Hcy) levels are associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular diseases and may be reduced by exercise ...
Yingchun Gu   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Distinct Systemic Sclerosis Phenotypes Related to Ethnicity: An Opportunity to Personalize Care?

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The objective is to describe and compare demographic, clinical, and serological characteristics of patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) according to ethnic background. Methods Participants enrolled in the Canadian Scleroderma Research Group cohort who self‐identified to a single ethnicity group were included.
Danick Goulet   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

X-CircuiT and conventional exercise in home-based cardiac rehabilitation for patients with coronary artery disease and risk factors: a randomized controlled non-inferiority trial

open access: yesAnnals of Medicine
Introduction This study evaluated the effectiveness of Xiangya Hospital Circuit Training (X-CircuiT), a multi-component exercise program, as an alternative to conventional exercise (ConEx) in improving cardiorespiratory and muscular fitness within home ...
Xun Gong   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Device-measured physical activity, sedentary behaviour and cardiometabolic health and fitness across occupational groups: a systematic review and meta-analysis

open access: yesInternational Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 2019
Background With approximately 8 hours of one’s waking day spent at work, occupational tasks and environments are important influencers on an individual’s physical activity (PA) and sedentary behaviours.
Stephanie A. Prince   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Patients from lower socio-economic backgrounds who do not access cardiac rehabilitation programmes: a phenomenological journey [PDF]

open access: yes
It has long been documented that patients from lower socio-economic backgrounds do not access health services. There have been Government led initiatives to ask service users what they want from services to provide initiatives that will improve the ...
Conway, Barbara
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Home-based cardiac rehabilitation: A review [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Cardiac rehabilitation has positive effects on mortality, morbidity, quality of life and many cardiac risk factors. Cardiac rehabilitation is usually delivered within a hospital or 'centre' setting, however, home-based programmes may offer greater ...
Angus, Neil J   +3 more
core   +1 more source

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