Mounting evidence has firmly established that low levels of cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF)
are associated with a high risk of cardiovascular disease, all-cause mortality, and mortality …

Although cardiologists have long treated patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) and
concomitant type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), T2DM has traditionally been considered just a …

The importance of cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) is now well established and it is
increasingly being recognized as an essential variable which should be assessed in health …

Background Coronary artery disease (CAD) patients undergoing revascularization
procedures often experience ongoing, diminished functional capacity, high rates of …

Background Coronary heart disease is rapidly increasing in develo** countries, but
access to cardiac rehabilitation and secondary prevention remains low. In this study, we …

Background Ischemic heart disease (IHD) is the leading cause of death in the United States.
1 Cardiac rehabilitation is an evidence‐based, cost‐effective, multidisciplinary program of …

Background Although gait speed and six-minute walk distance are used to assess functional
capacity in older patients with cardiovascular disease, their prognostic capabilities have not …

Importance Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) experience poor functional capacity and
quality of life (QOL). High-intensity interval training (HIIT) has been shown to elicit greater …

Cardiothoracic surgery posits an arrangement of large, significant hemodynamic, and
physiologic alterations upon the human body, which predisposes a patient to develop …

Objective: To determine the feasibility of a cardiac prehabilitation (Prehab) program for
patients waiting for elective coronary artery bypass graft (CABG). Design: A two-group …