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A Novel Digital Platform for a Monitored Home-based Cardiac Rehabilitation Program
Published on: April 19, 2019
[Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation is associated with reduced risk of myocardial infarction]
Maria Bäck1, Agneta Ståhle2, Lars Svennberg3
1docent, leg fysioterapeut, Sahlgrenska universitetssjukhuset, Göteborg.
Abstract:
In patients with coronary artery disease, exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation (EBCR) is recommended to decrease all-cause and cardiovascular mortality, hospitalisation and risk of myocardial infarction and to improve aerobic capacity and muscle strength and endurance. Before starting the EBCR program, a pre-exercise screening is conducted. Exercise is individually prescribed based on tests of aerobic and muscular strength/endurance, as part of a comprehensive and medically supervised program. A post-exercise assessment is performed to evaluate the effects of exercise and to provide an exercise prescription to encourage life-long exercise.
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