Cardiac risk stratification in cardiac rehabilitation programs: a review of protocols

Cardiac risk stratification in cardiac rehabilitation programs: a review of protocols

Objective: Gather and describe general characteristics of different protocols of risk stratification for cardiac patients undergoing exercise. Methods: We conducted searches in LILACS, IBECS, MEDLINE, Cochrane Library, and SciELO electronic databases, using the following descriptors: Cardiovasc...

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Main Authors: Anne Kastelianne França da Silva, Marianne Penachini da Costa de Rezende Barbosa, Aline Fernanda Barbosa Bernardo, Franciele Marques Vanderlei, Francis Lopes Pacagnelli, Luiz Carlos Marques Vanderlei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Cardiovascular 2014-04-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
Subjects:
Doenças Cardiovasculares
Centros de Reabilitação
Guia de Prática Clínica
Exercício
Medição de Risco
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-76382014000200255&lng=en&tlng=en
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Summary:Objective: Gather and describe general characteristics of different protocols of risk stratification for cardiac patients undergoing exercise. Methods: We conducted searches in LILACS, IBECS, MEDLINE, Cochrane Library, and SciELO electronic databases, using the following descriptors: Cardiovascular Disease, Rehabilitation Centers, Practice Guideline, Exercise and Risk Stratification in the past 20 years. Results: Were selected eight studies addressing methods of risk stratification in patients undergoing exercise. Conclusion: None of the methods described could cover every situation the patient can be subjected to; however, they are essential to exercise prescription.
ISSN:1678-9741

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