[Rehabilitation after myocardial infarction or coronary surgery: elderly patients may benefit as much as the younger ones].
At most Swedish hospitals participation in cardiac rehabilitation programmes is restricted to patients of working age, although coronary patients predominately belong to the higher age groups. The article consists in a review of the benefits of cardiac rehabilitation to the elderly, such as enhanced quality of life and lower readmission rates, improvement in co-ordination, muscular strength and bone mineral constant, and a cardioprotective effect on risk factors. Cardiac rehabilitation programmes for the elderly, preferably organised in close so-operation between local hospitals, primary care facilities and patient organisations, might yield considerable individual and general health economic benefits.
Medicin- och rehabiliteringskliniken, Oskarshamns sjukhus.
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D000368:Aged; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000601:surgery*; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000191:economics / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D012041:Regional Medical Programs; D013548:Sweden; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures / Q000191:economics / Q000534:rehabilitation*
Rehabilitering efter hjärtinfarkt eller kranskärlskirurgi: äldre patienter har lika stor nytta av träning som yngre.