The prevalence of obesity has reached pandemic proportions worldwide and certainly in the
United States. Obesity is a well-established independent risk factor for development of many …

Acute coronary syndromes (ACS) are a comprehensive disease concept characterized by
acute myocardial ischemia caused by disruption of coronary artery plaque and consequent …

Background: Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation (CR) improves health-related quality of
life and exercise capacity in patients with heart failure (HF). However, CR efficacy in patients …

Cardiovascular disease is a competing cause of death in patients with cancer with early-
stage disease. This elevated cardiovascular disease risk is thought to derive from both the …

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of mortality in American women. Since 1984,
the annual cardiovascular disease mortality rate has remained greater for women than men; …

Substantial evidence has established the value of high levels of physical activity, exercise
training (ET), and overall cardiorespiratory fitness in the prevention and treatment of …

Background Despite numerous studies and meta-analyses the prognostic effect of cardiac
rehabilitation is still under debate. This update of the Cardiac Rehabilitation Outcome Study …

In 2016, the Task Force convened the writing committee to begin the process of revising the
existing performance measures set for cardiac rehabilitation (CR) that was released in …

1.1. Methodology and Evidence Review The recommendations listed in this document are,
whenever possible, evidence based. The current document constitutes a full revision and …

The recommendations listed in this CPG are, whenever possible, evidence based. An
extensive evidence review was conducted through October 2012, and other selected …