title: Cardiac risk stratification in cardiac rehabilitation programs: a review of protocols.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Gather and describe general characteristics of different protocols of risk stratification for cardiac patients undergoing exercise.
  
  
  METHODS
  We conducted searches in LILACS, IBECS, MEDLINE, Cochrane Library, and SciELO electronic databases, using the following descriptors: Cardiovascular Disease, Rehabilitation Centers, Practice Guideline, Exercise and Risk Stratification in the past 20 years.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Were selected eight studies addressing methods of risk stratification in patients undergoing exercise.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  None of the methods described could cover every situation the patient can be subjected to; however, they are essential to exercise prescription.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Therapy, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Presidente Prudente, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Anne Kastelianne França da
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Therapy, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Presidente Prudente, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Marianne Penachini da Costa de Rezende
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Barbosa
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Therapy, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Presidente Prudente, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Aline Fernanda Barbosa
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Bernardo
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Therapy, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Presidente Prudente, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Franciele Marques
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Vanderlei
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Therapy, Universidade do Oeste Paulista, Presidente Prudente, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Francis Lopes
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Pacagnelli
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Therapy, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Presidente Prudente, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Luiz Carlos Marques
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Vanderlei
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000072038:Cardiac Rehabilitation; D005081:Exercise Therapy / Q000592:standards*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D012955:Societies, Medical / Q000592:standards