Journal article
Timeline for Peak Improvements During 52 Weeks of Outpatient Cardiac Rehabilitation
Abstract
PURPOSE: Cardiac rehabilitation is an integral component of comprehensive care for patients with coronary heart disease. Although the typical programmatic delivery of outpatient cardiac rehabilitation services often involves 36 sessions over 12 weeks, that format is based more on historical practice than on outcome data. This study aimed to determine the point at which during 52 weeks of outpatient cardiac rehabilitation, patients achieved peak …
Authors
Hamm LF; Kavanagh T; Campbell RB; Mertens DJ; Beyene J; Kennedy J; Shephard RJ
Journal
Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention, Vol. 24, No. 6, pp. 374–380
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
November 2004
DOI
10.1097/00008483-200411000-00002
ISSN
1932-7501