[Cardiac rehabilitation in patients with ischemic heart disease].
An exercise based cardiac rehabilitation program has proven to be effective for improving exercise tolerance, quality of life, coronary risk factors and many other aspects of life for ischemic heart disease patients. Cardiac rehabilitation will proceed to the second stage after recent dramatic progress in both diagnostic modalities and therapeutic strategies for patients with ischemic heart diseases. The purpose of cardiac rehabilitation may shift from an improvement in mortality to either the primary or secondary prevention of atherosclerotic diseases throughout life. This paper will review the present situation and discuss the future of cardiac rehabilitation in this country, while also elucidating some of the current problems.
Omiya
Kazuto
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Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine.
D054058:Acute Coronary Syndrome / Q000534:rehabilitation; D005081:Exercise Therapy; D006801:Humans; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000150:complications; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000534:rehabilitation*