Overview of Cardiac Rehabilitation Evidence, Benefits and Utilisation

TY - JOUR

T1 - Overview of Cardiac Rehabilitation Evidence, Benefits and Utilisation

AU - Al Quait, Abdulrahman Ibrahim Mohamed

AU - Doherty, Patrick Joseph

N1 - Copyright for this article is retained by the author(s),

PY - 2017/12/19

Y1 - 2017/12/19

N2 - Historically, the main objective of cardiac rehabilitation (CR) as an exercise-based programme was to restore orimprove patients’ regular physical activity after a cardiac event. Since then CR has evolved into a comprehensivesecondary prevention programme, the objectives of CR, and indications and contraindications for its use have alsodeveloped in sophistication. Current CR programmes are designed to stabilise or even reverse the progression ofheart disease by controlling all modifiable risk factors. They are also concerned with improving patients’ quality oflife by restoring their wellbeing. All this should be achieved with the maximum safety levels to patients. The firstpart of this review details on how CR evolved from a simple exercise programme to a comprehensive secondaryprevention programme in the past few decades. The second part sets an example of modern CR provision, pathwayand guidelines in a top leading country in this field, the UK.Keywords: cardiac rehabilitation, secondary prevention, coronary artery disease

AB - Historically, the main objective of cardiac rehabilitation (CR) as an exercise-based programme was to restore orimprove patients’ regular physical activity after a cardiac event. Since then CR has evolved into a comprehensivesecondary prevention programme, the objectives of CR, and indications and contraindications for its use have alsodeveloped in sophistication. Current CR programmes are designed to stabilise or even reverse the progression ofheart disease by controlling all modifiable risk factors. They are also concerned with improving patients’ quality oflife by restoring their wellbeing. All this should be achieved with the maximum safety levels to patients. The firstpart of this review details on how CR evolved from a simple exercise programme to a comprehensive secondaryprevention programme in the past few decades. The second part sets an example of modern CR provision, pathwayand guidelines in a top leading country in this field, the UK.Keywords: cardiac rehabilitation, secondary prevention, coronary artery disease

U2 - 10.5539/gjhs.v10n2p38

DO - 10.5539/gjhs.v10n2p38

M3 - Article

VL - 10

SP - 38

EP - 48

JO - Global Journal of Health Science

JF - Global Journal of Health Science

SN - 1916-9736

IS - 2

ER -