title: Establishing activity and training levels for patients with ischemic heart disease.
abstract: The paper presents guidelines for determining ideal training heart rates and recreational and occupational energy-cost levels for individual patients with ischemic heart disease. These guidelines were established by Karvonen, are based on results of progressive exercise testing, and have been applied to a broad spectrum of subjects in outpatient conditioning programs. How to apply these guidelines to establish beneficial and safe activity levels is illustrated with a fictional patient's medical history, progressive exercise test results, and recreational and occupational history and preferences.
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005081:Exercise Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009790:Occupations; D010806:Physical Education and Training; D010809:Physical Fitness; D011998:Recreation