Open AccessCardiac rehabilitation and secondary prevention after a myocardial event
Author(s) -
Cundey Paul E.,
Frank Martin J.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
clinical cardiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.263
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1932-8737
pISSN - 0160-9289
DOI - 10.1002/clc.4960181003
Subject(s) - medicine , secondary prevention , rehabilitation , cardiovascular event , concomitant , myocardial ischemia , physical therapy , intensive care medicine , event (particle physics) , myocardial infarction , ischemia , cardiology , physics , quantum mechanics
In the current era, cardiac rehabilitation after a myocardial event involves physical training in conjunction with optimizing the use of medications to control myocardial ischemia and prevent cardiac complications. It is also the time to identify and treat concomitant psychiatric problems and to develop an individualized program in secondary risk factor modification through counseling, behavior modification, nutritional counseling, and a properly selected drug program. This review attempts to deal with the above matters pragmatically.