Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation, Exercise Training, and Preventive Cardiology: An Overview of a Decade of Research at the Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute
1999
A decade of research from the Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute's cardiopulmonary rehabilitation and exercise training programs demonstrates the benefits of this therapy on coronary risk factors, exercise capacity, cardiopulmonary parameters, behavioral characteristics, and quality of life in various subgroups of patients, including the elderly, women, obese patients, and groups with dyslipidemia and psychological distress, as well as in patients with congestive heart failure or severe lung disease. Substantial data from our program support the idea that cardiopulmonary rehabilitation and exercise training programs are underemphasized and underutilized for the secondary prevention of coronary artery disease.
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