Cardiac rehabilitation: investigation of efficacy, results, perspectives

Abstract

Previous research experience on cardiac rehabilitation programs as a part of general health care system has shown that they are an important part of the management of cardiovascular patients. Improving quality of life, reducing the severity of risk factors, increasing physical performance, slowing disease progression, decrease in morbidity and mortality indicate the clinical efficacy of cardiac rehabilitation and make it an integral part of therapeutic interventions. Heart rehabilitation is a 1st class recommendation in the majority of modern cardiovascular guidelines around the world.