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Cardiac rehabilitation concept:
Background and overview
CAD is a disease caused by plaque building up along of life and to maintain or to improve their functional
the inner walls of the coronary arteries. Arteries capacity.
become narrow and blood flow to the heart is
reduced, causing ischemia.
The components of cardiac rehabilitation include
patient assessment, physical activity counseling,
The decreased blood flow may be manifested as chest exercise training, nutritional counseling, weight control
pain (angina pectoris), shortness of breath, or other management, lipid management, blood pressure
CAD symptoms. A complete blockage can cause monitoring, smoking cessation, and psychosocial
a myocardial infarction, which may lead to sudden management.
cardiac death. CAD is the killer number one in the
world, causing 7.4 (13.2%) million deaths in 2012.
Most importantly, it has been stated that many of the
above-mentioned risk factor improvements occurring
CAD is strongly connected to lifestyle, especially in cardiac rehabilitation can be mediated through
the use of tobacco, unhealthy diet habits, physical increasing daily habitual physical activity and exercise
inactivity, and psychosocial stress. CAD patients, after training.
an acute event or with chronic heart disease, need
special attention to be able to restore their quality
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The current guidelines for exercise training and physical