Regular exercise and increased physical activity level help to prevent coronary heart
disease (CHD), yet fewer than 25% of adults adhere to this behavior. 1 Exercise is important …

Outpatient cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is a comprehensive program of exercise, education,
and social support. Typically, patients are referred for CR after 4 to 6 weeks of …

BACKGROUND According to the WHO (2007), an estimated 17 million people die of
cardiovascular disease (CVD) every year; 7.2 million of these die of coronary heart disease …

Background: Not enough is known about functional status during the first few weeks
following coronary artery bypass (CAB) surgery. The purpose of this study was to examine …

The ultimate goal of evidence-based practice is to synthesize available data from various
sources in order to make a clinical decision. After formulating a clinical question, searching …

Older patients (65 years old) account for two thirds of all myocardial infarctions and for more
than half of all revascularization procedures done in the United States. 1 The number of …

Few studies have examined health-related quality of life (QoL) in patients during the first 3
months following cardiac surgery. The purposes of this study were to investigate QoL …

Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) enhances the recovery and prevention of cardiac diseases
through exercise programs, education, risk factor modification, and psychosocial counseling …

Current clinical guidelines recommend that “elderly patients of both genders should be
strongly encouraged to participate in exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation,” 1 (p103) and …

Purpose: This study set out to determine the degree and type of functional limitations in older
patients at the time of hospital discharge following coronary artery bypass (CAB) surgery …