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Cardiac rehabilitation improved exercise tolerance after a myocardial infarction in older patients

https://doi.org/10.1136/ebn.7.1.20

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    Marchionni N, Fattirolli F, Fumagalli S, et al. Improved exercise tolerance and quality of life with cardiac rehabilitation of older patients after myocardial infarction: results of a randomized, controlled trial. Circulation 2003;107:2201–6.OpenUrlAbstract/FREE Full Text

    Q In patients >45 years of age who have had a myocardial infarction (MI), does cardiac rehabilitation (CR) improve short and long term exercise tolerance?

    METHODS

    Embedded ImageDesign:

    randomised controlled trial.

    Embedded ImageAllocation:

    unclear.

    Embedded ImageBlinding:

    blinded (healthcare providers, data collectors, and outcomes assessors).

    Embedded ImageFollow up period:

    14 months.

    Embedded ImageSetting:

    a university CR unit in Florence, Italy.

    Embedded ImagePatients:

    270 patients >45 years of age (age range 46–86 y, 68% men) who were referred to the CR unit for functional evaluation 4–6 weeks after MI. Exclusion criteria included severe cognitive impairment or physical disability, left ventricular ejection fraction <35%, contraindications to vigorous physical exercise, and living too far from the CR unit.

    Embedded ImageInterventions:

    Patients were allocated in an age (3 age groups predefined as middle aged 45–65 …

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    Footnotes

    • For correspondence: Dr N Marchionni, Department of Critical Care Medicine and Surgery, University of Florence and Azienda Ospedaliera Careggi, Florence, Italy. nmarchionniunifi.it

    • Sources of funding: National Research Council and the Regional Government of Tuscany, Italy.