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Cardiac rehabilitation still underutilized despite proven advantages

Cardiac rehabilitation still underutilized despite proven advantages

Announcing a brand new article publication for Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications journal. Consistent evidence gathered over a few years supports the advantages of cardiac rehabilitation, including decreases in mortality and hospitalizations, and increase in quality of life. In a single study of 601,099 Medicare patients older than 65 years with coronary disease, 5-year mortality was […]

study focuses on pulmonary rehabilitation strategies

study focuses on pulmonary rehabilitation strategies

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the third-leading reason for morbidity and mortality worldwide. In 2019, over 328 million people were diagnosed with COPD. Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) through regular exercise is a successful intervention for COPD patients. Typically, the exercise prescription provided to COPD patients exceeds their exercising capability. Hence, there may be a necessity […]