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Rehabilitation following redo revascularization and repaired sternotomy
1Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234-6200, USA.
Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise
|April 1, 1997
Abstract:
Currently there are no guidelines for exercise prescription for cardiac patients with repaired sternotomy. This study reports good results in a 63-yr-old patient with prolonged course of hospitalization following mediastinitis and discusses considerations required for safe participation in competitive sports.