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Review
. 2020 Jun;9(1):35-44.
doi: 10.1007/s40119-020-00164-9. Epub 2020 Jan 29.

The Beneficial Effects of Cardiac Rehabilitation

Barbara Bellmann  1 , Tina Lin  2 , Kathrin Greissinger  3 , Laura Rottner  4 , Andreas Rillig  4 , Sabine Zimmerling  3
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Review

The Beneficial Effects of Cardiac Rehabilitation

Barbara Bellmann et al. Cardiol Ther. 2020 Jun.

Abstract

Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is a combined range of measures aimed at providing patients with cardiovascular disease with the optimum psychological and physical conditions so that they themselves can prevent their disease from progressing or potentially reversing its course. The following measures are the three main parts of CR: exercise training, lifestyle modification, and psychological intervention. The course of cardiac rehabilitation generally takes 3-4 weeks.

Keywords: After care; Atrial fibrillation; Cardiac rehabilitation; Cardiology; Exercise training; Lifestyle modification; Myocardial infarction; Psychological intervention.

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Main components of cardiac rehabilitation—exercise training, lifestyle modification, and psychological intervention
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