title: Safety of medically supervised exercise in a cardiac rehabilitation center.
abstract: Medically supervised exercise continues to have a low major cardiovascular complication rate. Direct gym supervision by a physician does not appear necessary for safety. The currently proposed cardiac rehabilitation risk stratification criteria do not appear to identify patients at risk for these major complications. The safety of exercise programs with less supervision and electrocardiographic telemetry monitoring is unknown.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Research Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, USA.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vongvanich
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Paul-Labrador
authors.forename: C N
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Merz
mesh_terms: D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005081:Exercise Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D012047:Rehabilitation Centers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012306:Risk; D012449:Safety