Cardiac Rehabilitation to Improve Physical Functioning in Refractory Angina: A Pilot Study | Zendy

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Cardiac Rehabilitation to Improve Physical Functioning in Refractory Angina: A Pilot Study

Author(s) -

Elizabeth Asbury,

Carolyn Webb,

Heather Probert,

Christine Wright,

Mahmoud Barbir,

Kim Fox,

Peter Collins

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

cardiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.547

H-Index - 63

eISSN - 1421-9751

pISSN - 0008-6312

DOI - 10.1159/000339224

Subject(s) - medicine , rehabilitation , physical therapy , angina , anxiety , canadian cardiovascular society , quality of life (healthcare) , chest pain , hospital anxiety and depression scale , depression (economics) , myocardial infarction , psychiatry , nursing , economics , macroeconomics

Refractory angina patients suffer debilitating chest pain despite optimal medical therapy and previous cardiovascular intervention. Cardiac rehabilitation is often not prescribed due to a lack of evidence regarding potential efficacy and patient suitability. A randomised controlled study was undertaken to explore the impact of cardiac rehabilitation on cardiovascular risk factors, physical ability, quality of life and psychological morbidity among refractory angina sufferers.

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