Effects of a phase IV home-based cardiac rehabilitation program on cardiorespiratory fitness and physical activity
- Noites, Andreia
- Freitas, Carla Patrícia
- Pinto, Joana
- Melo, Cristina
- Vieira, Ágata
- Albuquerque, Aníbal
- Teixeira, Madalena
- Ribeiro, Fernando
- Bastos, José Mesquita
Publication date
January 2016
DOI Publisher
Elsevier BV ISSN
1443-9506 Journal
Heart Lung and Circulation Citation count (estimate)
2Abstract
Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death globally and sedentary lifestyle is one of the main risk factors. Home-based cardiac rehabilitation (CR) programs appear to be effective to improve exercise tolerance. The aim of the study, therefore, was to evaluate the effects of a phase IV (maintenance) home-based CR program on cardiorespiratory fitness and daily physical activity of patients recovering from an acute myocardial infarction.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio
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