title: Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation in patients with coronary heart disease: a practice guideline.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  To improve the quality of exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation (CR) in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) the CR guideline from the Dutch Royal Society for Physiotherapists (KNGF) has been updated. This guideline can be considered an addition to the 2011 Dutch Multidisciplinary CR guideline, as it includes several novel topics.
  
  
  METHODS
  A systematic literature search was performed to formulate conclusions on the efficacy of exercise-based interventions during all CR phases in patients with CHD. Evidence was graded (1-4) according the Dutch evidence-based guideline development (EBRO) criteria. In case of insufficient scientific evidence, recommendations were based on expert opinion. This guideline comprised a structured approach including assessment, treatment and evaluation.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Recommendations for exercise-based CR were formulated covering the following topics: preoperative physiotherapy, mobilisation during the clinical phase, aerobic exercise, strength training, and relaxation therapy during the outpatient rehabilitation phase, and adoption and monitoring of a physically active lifestyle after outpatient rehabilitation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There is strong evidence for the effectiveness of exercise-based CR during all phases of CR. The implementation of this guideline in clinical practice needs further evaluation as well as the maintenance of an active lifestyle after supervised rehabilitation.
authors: Centre for Evidence-Based Physiotherapy and Department of Epidemiology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands, Retze.Achttien@gmail.com.
authors: R J
authors: RJ
authors: Achttien
authors: J B
authors: JB
authors: Staal
authors: S
authors: S
authors: van der Voort
authors: H M C
authors: HM
authors: Kemps
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Koers
authors: M W A
authors: MW
authors: Jongert
authors: E J M
authors: EJ
authors: Hendriks
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