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Rheumatoid Arthritis and Coronary Artery Calcium Progression: A Case Cohort Analysis From ELSA‐Brasil

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective To investigate the association between rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and coronary artery calcium (CAC) prevalence, incidence, and progression over four years in adults without prior cardiovascular disease. Methods A case‐cohort study within the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA‐Brasil) included 585 participants (86 patients with ...
Patrícia Fonseca Estrada, Marcos Rafael N. Cavalcante, Itamar de Souza Santos, Márcio S. Bittencourt, Vandrize Meneghini, Paulo A. Lotufo, Alessandra C. Goulart, Isabela M. Bensenor   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Independent influence of type 2 diabetes on reduced cardiopulmonary fitness in patients after percutaneous coronary intervention: a cross-sectional study

Scientific Reports
Previous studies have found a significant association between type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and impaired cardiopulmonary fitness (CRF); however, little evidence was shown in patients after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).
Yutao Liu, Nan Li, Suhui Zhang, Yan Feng, Ying Zhang, Yong Shao, Jiahui Wu   +6 more
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Impact of cardiac rehabilitation exercise frequency on exercise capacity in patients with coronary artery disease: a retrospective study

Libyan 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, Praveen Jayaprabha Surendran, Amine Ghram, Prasobh Jacob, Liam David Foster, Omar Ibrahim, Rajvir Singh, Mohammed Abdulla A. A. Al-Hashemi   +7 more
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Immunosuppressive Drug Use in Limited Systemic Sclerosis: An International Survey

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Current guidelines recommend immunosuppressive treatment for diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis but are less clear on their use in limited cutaneous systemic sclerosis (lcSSc) in the absence of internal organ complications. We conducted an international survey to understand current immunosuppressive drug prescribing patterns in lcSSc ...
Sabrina Hoa, Yicheng Mu, Marie Hudson, Janet Pope   +3 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

Annals 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, Qing Ye, Wenliang Zhang, Yanan Shen, Zeng Cao, Yaoshan Dun, Suixin Liu   +6 more
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The measure of effectiveness of a short-term 2-week intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation program in decreasing levels of anxiety and depression

Monaldi 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, Simone Saltini, Enrico Carella, Roberto Carlon, Cristina Marogna, Vito Sava   +5 more
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Reasons for dropout from cardiac rehabilitation programs in women: A qualitative study. [PDF]

PLoS 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, Emma Motrico, Maria Rubio-Valera, José Antonio Mora-Pardo, Patricia Moreno-Peral   +4 more
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Cardiac Rehabilitation 1992.

The Keio Journal of Medicine, 1992
The goal of cardiac rehabilitation is to optimize function through attention to the patient's medical needs, risk factors for recurrent events, physical reconditioning, and psycho-social needs. Medical needs include beta-adrenergic blocking agents and aspirin unless contraindicated, angiotensin converting inhibitors for left ventricular dysfunction ...
openaire   +3 more sources

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

BMC 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, Juncai Bai, Yang Li, Ling Han, Dongwei Wang   +4 more
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Device-measured physical activity, sedentary behaviour and cardiometabolic health and fitness across occupational groups: a systematic review and meta-analysis

International 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, Cara G. Elliott, Kyle Scott, Sarah Visintini, Jennifer L. Reed   +4 more
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