title: Inpatient cardiac rehabilitation.
abstract: Documentation of the deleterious effects associated with prolonged bed-rest provided the physiological basis for recommending more aggressive and earlier mobilization of the acute myocardial infarction patient. The 1 Military Hospital inpatient cardiac rehabilitation programme is discussed, together with the importance of the predischarge graded exercise test.
mesh_terms: D005080:Exercise Test; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D010351:Patient Discharge; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities / Q000379:methods*