Cardiac rehabilitation: A class 1 recommendation

Margo Simon; Kaitlyn Korn; Leslie Cho; Gordon G Blackburn; Chad Raymond

doi:10.3949/ccjm.85a.17037

Cardiac rehabilitation: A class 1 recommendation

Cleve Clin J Med. 2018 Jul;85(7):551-558. doi: 10.3949/ccjm.85a.17037.

Authors

Margo Simon¹, Kaitlyn Korn¹, Leslie Cho², Gordon G Blackburn^{2

3}, Chad Raymond⁴

Affiliations

¹ South Pointe Hospital, Cleveland Clinic, Warrensville Heights, OH, USA.
² Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA.
³ Adjunct Assistant Professor, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.
⁴ Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart and Vascular Institute, South Pointe Hospital, Cleveland Clinic, Warrensville Heights, OH, USA. raymonc2@ccf.org.

PMID: 30004380
DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.85a.17037

Abstract

Cardiac rehabilitation, consisting of prescribed exercise and counseling for risk modification, has proven benefits for patients with cardiovascular disease. Nevertheless, rates of referral and use remain low. Efforts to increase program referral and participation are ongoing.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Cardiac Rehabilitation / methods*
Cardiovascular Diseases / therapy*
Exercise Therapy / methods
Humans
Risk Reduction Behavior