Effects of cardiac rehabilitation and exercise training programs in women with depression.
Depression is prevalent in women with coronary artery disease, and increases morbidity and mortality following major coronary events. We demonstrated that women with depression had markedly abnormal overall cardiovascular risk profiles and have marked benefits in exercise capacity, obesity indexes, behavioral characteristics (including depression), and quality of life following formal, outpatient phase II cardiac rehabilitation and exercise training programs.
Lavie
C J
CJ
Cardiovascular Health Center and the Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. clavie@ohvi.ochsner.org
Milani
R V
RV
Cassidy
M M
MM
Gilliland
Y E
YE
D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D003863:Depression / Q000209:etiology*; D005081:Exercise Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011788:Quality of Life; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D016896:Treatment Outcome