Cardiac Rehabilitation

References

Citations

  1. Gami A (2005). Secondary prevention of ischaemic cardiac events, search date February 2006. Online version of Clinical Evidence (14): 1–33.

Other Works Consulted

  • American College of Sports Medicine (2006). Exercise prescription modifications for cardiac patients. In PJ Darcy et al., eds., ACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription, 7th ed., pp. 174–204. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.

  • Balady GJ, et al. (2007). Core components of cardiac rehabilitation/secondary prevention programs: 2007 update. A scientific statement from the American Heart Association Exercise, Cardiac Rehabilitation, and Prevention Committee, the Council on Clinical Cardiology; the Councils on Cardiovascular Nursing, Epidemiology and Prevention, and Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Metabolism; and the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation. Circulation, 115(20): 2675–2682.

  • Graham I (2008). Rehabilitation of the patient with coronary heart disease. In V Fuster et al., eds., Hurst's The Heart, 12th ed., pp. 1529–1548. New York: McGraw-Hill Medical.

  • Williams MA, et al. (2007). Resistance exercise in individuals with and without cardiovascular disease: 2007 update: A scientific statement from the American Heart Association Council on Clinical Cardiology and Council on Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Metabolism. Circulation, 116(5): 572–584.


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Author: Robin Parks, MS Last Updated: October 8, 2008
Medical Review: Caroline S. Rhoads, MD - Internal Medicine
Richard D. Zorowitz, MD - Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

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