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Cardiac Rehabilitation in Older Coronary Patients
Author(s) -
Ades Philip A.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
journal of the american geriatrics society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.992
H-Index - 232
eISSN - 1532-5415
pISSN - 0002-8614
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1999.tb01909.x
Subject(s) - medicine , rehabilitation , angina , depression (economics) , heart failure , physical therapy , coronary heart disease , revascularization , cardiology , myocardial infarction , economics , macroeconomics
The majority of patients presenting with acute coronary disease or undergoing coronary revascularization procedures are older than age 65. Disability rates are very high in these patient populations, particularly in women, the older‐old, and patients with clinical manifestations of angina pectoris or chronic heart failure. The presence of mental depression is also an important determinant of poor physical functioning. Cardiac rehibilitation has been demonstrated to safely increase aerobic capacity, muscular strength, and endurance in older coronary populations.