Background Clinicians are encouraged to use guidelines to assist in providing evidence-
based secondary prevention to patients with coronary heart disease. However, the …

Reconciling systematic reviews of exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation and secondary
prevention programmes for coronary heart disease | European Journal of Preventive Cardiology …

Aerobic exercise has been the cornerstone of cardiac rehabilitation since its inception in the
1950s. Subsequently, national and international public health authorities have identified …

Introduction Physical activity can prevent a wide range of diseases, including highly
prevalent conditions such as heart disease, diabetes and associated cardiometabolic …

Background—Complete reporting of all components of complex interventions is essential for
translation of research evidence into clinical practice. Previous work has highlighted …

PURPOSE: To evaluate the quality of clinical guidelines (CGs) for cardiac rehabilitation and
to critically appraise exercise-related recommendations. METHODS: Design: critical review …

Background While the clinical benefits of exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation are well
established, there is extensive variation in the interventions used within these trials. It is …

The goal of this chapter is to review the scientific evidence regarding the benefits and safety
of physical activity and exercise with respect to a series of health outcomes. Brief coverage …

This chapter contains sections titled: Introduction Observational studies in the prevention of
coronary heart disease Cardiorespiratory fitness and coronary death Exercise training in …

Cardiac rehabilitation is a comprehensive model of secondary prevention proven to reduce
mortality and morbidity. The World Health Organization is developing a Package of …