Long-term effects of in-hospital cardiac rehabilitation on the cardiac risk profile. A case-control study in pairs of siblings with myocardial infarction
Author(s) -
Andrea Baessler
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
european heart journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.336
H-Index - 293
eISSN - 1522-9645
pISSN - 0195-668X
DOI - 10.1053/euhj.2000.2444
Subject(s) - medicine , myocardial infarction , rehabilitation , secondary prevention , population , cardiology , term (time) , infarction , emergency medicine , physical therapy , intensive care medicine , environmental health , physics , quantum mechanics
In the general population, measures for secondary prevention of myocardial infarction are poorly utilized. Our aim was therefore to analyse whether post-myocardial infarction in-hospital rehabilitation and education programmes improve the subsequent utilization of preventive strategies.
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