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Age does not limit the physical performance

As an added bonus exercise also reduced patients' depression and anxiety

08-Oct-2019

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Cardiovascular diseases are the main cause of death globally.

Older individuals have the most to gain and may gain the most from rehabilitation programs.

Patients who started with the greatest physical impairment benefited the most from cardiac rehabilitation.

Investigators examined 733 patients who completed a 25-session cardiac rehabilitation program.

Older adults with coronary artery disease stand to benefit only with exercise‐based cardiac rehabilitation.

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Canadian Journal of Cardiology (CJC)

Medical journal covering clinical and basic research relevant to cardiovascular medicine

Gaëlle Deley

Gaëlle Deley is a lecturer at the University of Burgundy, in the center of Expertise of Performance

Topics mentioned on this page:
Exercise, Heart Disease