Atherosclerotic heart disease (AHD) is the leading cause of death in Canadian women and
men. Cardiac rehabilitation has been repeatedly shown to reduce cardiac morbidity and …

Purpose: High-quality exercise training improves outcomes in cardiac rehabilitation (CR),
but little is known about how most programs prescribe exercise. Thus, the aim was to …

Cardiac rehabilitation programs should be transforming themselves from cardiac exercise
facilities to comprehensive risk-reduction centers. Exercise will always have a place in …

Coronary artery disease is the leading cause of death worldwide. A sedentary lifestyle
accounts for 9% of premature mortality and creates a substantial health economic burden …

Secondary prevention through comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation has been recognized
as the most cost-effective intervention to ensure favourable outcomes across a wide …

Exercise and cardiac rehabilitation are indications with type IA evidence in most secondary
cardiovascular prevention guidelines. Rehabilitation programs not only include exercise but …

Cardiac rehabilitation and secondary prevention are integral components of comprehensive
care. Yet, there is an enduring lack of clarity and consistency pertaining to their terminology …

Health benefits of physical activity: a systematic review of... : Current Opinion in Cardiology
Health benefits of physical activity: a systematic review of current systematic reviews : Current …

In the natural habitat of our ancestors, physical activity was not a preventive intervention but
a matter of survival. From our genetic pool genes were selected which were very effective in …

Cardiac rehabilitation: A class 1 recommendation Page 1 Cardiac rehabilitation: A class 1
recommendation CLEVELAND CLINIC JOURNAL OF MEDICINE VOLUME 85 • NUMBER 7 …