Final evidence for the overall benefits of exercise therapy in the treatment/rehabilitation of
specific chronic disease comes from randomized controlled trials (RCTs). This paper …

In Europe alone, on a yearly basis, millions of people need an appropriate exercise
prescription to prevent the occurrence or progression of cardiovascular disease (CVD). A …

Patients with cardiovascular disease benefit from cardiac rehabilitation, which includes
structured exercise and physical activity as core components. This position statement …

Background Exercise therapy has been recommended as a core element for the prevention
of coronary heart disease (CHD). However, the independent impact of exercise therapy …

Background Physical activity and exercise training are effective in prevention, treatment and
rehabilitation of cardiovascular disease, but the dose-response relationship is insufficiently …

5 Committee on Exercise and Cardiac Rehabilitation of the Council on Clinical Cardiology.
Core components of cardiac rehabilitation/secondary prevention programs. A statement for …

There is solid evidence that physical activity is essential to improve health as well as quality
of life, and there is an urgent need to find effective strategies to implement this knowledge …

Coronary heart disease is the single most common cause of death globally, accounting for
one-third of all deaths. However, with falling coronary heart disease mortality rates, an …

The latest European Society of Cardiology guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention
in clinical practice reinforce the importance of changing behavioral risk factors, specifically …

Background It is unclear how much of the reduction in cardiac mortality in coronary heart
disease (CHD) patients with exercise training is the result of direct effects on the heart and …