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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Biykem Bozkurt, Gregg C. Fonarow, Lee R. Goldberg, Maya Guglin, Richard A. Josephson, Daniel E. Forman, Grace Lin, JoAnn Lindenfeld, Chris O'Connor, Gurusher Panjrath, Ileana L. Pina, Tina Shah, Shashank S. Sinha, Eugene Wolfel
Summary: Cardiac rehabilitation, which includes exercise training, risk factor modification, and outcomes assessment, is safe and beneficial for patients with HF. Despite its effectiveness and cost-efficiency, it is currently underused and should be prioritized as part of standard care for HF patients.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY
(2021)
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Geriatrics & Gerontology
Egle Tamuleviciute-Prasciene, Aurelija Beigiene, Mark James Thompson, Kristina Balne, Raimondas Kubilius, Birna Bjarnason-Wehrens
Summary: The specially tailored resistance and balance training did not show additional benefit in improving functional and exercise capacity, physical performance, and muscular strength, but exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation was effective in improving these outcomes in older patients after valve surgery/intervention in the short and medium terms. The Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) score and 5-meter walk test (5MWT) were found to be useful for assessing physical frailty in a cardiac rehabilitation setting.
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Medicine, General & Internal
Lizette N. Abraham, Kirstine L. Sibilitz, Selina K. Berg, Lars H. Tang, Signe S. Risom, Jane Lindschou, Rod S. Taylor, Britt Borregaard, Ann-Dorthe Zwisler
Summary: The study investigated the impact of exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation following heart valve surgery. The results showed that due to lack of evidence and very low quality of available evidence, the impact of exercise-based CR on mortality, hospitalization, and health-related quality of life in this population remains uncertain. High-quality evidence is needed to inform clinical guidelines and practice.
COCHRANE DATABASE OF SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS
(2021)
Review
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Ray W. Squires, Amanda R. Bonikowske
Summary: Heart transplantation is the preferred treatment for end-stage chronic heart failure. Although many patients experience improved functional ability after transplantation, they still face the challenges of acute rejection and other comorbidities. Exercise training, recommended before and after transplantation, can improve exercise capacity and skeletal muscle strength without altering immunosuppression.
PROGRESS IN CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
(2022)
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Rehabilitation
Matthew R. Ely, Grant D. Schleifer, Tamanna K. Singh, Aaron L. Baggish, J. Andrew Taylor
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the effects of different exercise training modes on cardiac atrophy and loss of function in patients with acute spinal cord injury (SCI). The results showed that neither upper-body exercise alone nor a combination of upper-body exercise with lower-body electrical stimulation had a significant impact on cardiac structure and function. This suggests that current rehabilitative aerobic exercise practices are not effective in preventing cardiac decline in individuals with SCI and further interventions are needed.
ARCHIVES OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION
(2023)
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Yafen Liang, Abhijeet Dhoble, Adarsh Pakanati, Yelin Zhao, Felix Kork, Wei Ruan, Travis Markham, Richard Smalling, Prakash Balan, Anthony Estrera, Tom C. Nguyen, Igor Gregoric, Biswajit Kar, Holger Eltzschig
Summary: Catastrophic cardiac events during TAVR are rare but significantly increase perioperative mortality. Causes include cardiac perforation, tamponade, aortic root disruption. Early recognition and standardized team approach are crucial for managing these complications and improving patient outcomes.
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
(2021)
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Lars Hermann Tang, Patrick Doherty, Soren T. Skou, Alexander Harrison
Summary: The purpose of this study was to explore the characteristics associated with provision and outcomes of a long-term assessment in cardiac rehabilitation (CR). Patients in optimal risk factor stage upon completion of phase II CR had a higher likelihood of being assessed at 12 months and maintaining an optimal stage.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
(2023)
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Hjordis Osk Atladottir, Ivy Susanne Modrau, Carl-Johan Jakobsen, Christian Tobias Torp-Pedersen, Marie Storebjerg Gissel, Dorthe Viemose Nielsen
Summary: This study found that in patients aged 80 years and older undergoing open-heart surgery, severe preoperative renal impairment, prolonged cardiopulmonary bypass time, extended stay in intensive care, and duration of postoperative mechanical ventilation were all significantly associated with increased risk of mortality. Early assessment of surgical risk is crucial for very elderly patients.
JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY
(2021)
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Rehabilitation
Yoichiro Aoyagi, Etsuko Mori, Hideki Ishii, Yuji Kono, Ayako Sato, Yuki Okochi, Reisuke Funahashi, Hitoshi Kagaya
Summary: This study compared the effects of cardiac rehabilitation therapies performed in wards and rehabilitation units during the COVID-19 pandemic. The results showed that patients receiving ward-based rehabilitation had lower walking distance and speed at discharge compared to those admitted before the outbreak, and they also had shorter exercise time.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL AND REHABILITATION MEDICINE
(2022)
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Medicine, General & Internal
Catherine Giuliano, Don Vicendese, Sara Vogrin, Rebecca Lane, Andrea Driscoll, Diem Dinh, Katie Palmer, Itamar Levinger, Christopher Neil
Summary: This study investigated the rate and factors associated with referral to cardiac rehabilitation (CR) among patients hospitalized with heart failure (HF). The results showed a low rate of referral, particularly among females, older patients, and those with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or anemia. Future studies should focus on improving referral processes and implementing strategies to increase referrals to CR.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2022)
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Grace O. Dibben, James Faulkner, Neil Oldridge, Karen Rees, David R. Thompson, Ann-Dorthe Zwisler, Rod S. Taylor
Summary: Participation in exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation by patients with coronary heart disease can reduce cardiovascular mortality, recurrent cardiac events, and hospitalizations, improve health-related quality of life (HRQoL), and be cost-effective.
EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Kayo Misumi, Michio Nakanishi, Hiroyuki Miura, Ayumi Date, Tatsuo Tokeshi, Leon Kumasaka, Tetsuo Arakawa, Kazuhiro Nakao, Takuya Hasegawa, Shigefumi Fukui, Masanobu Yanase, Teruo Noguchi, Kengo Kusano, Satoshi Yasuda, Yoichi Goto
Summary: This study found that there is no correlation between the responses to cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) and exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation (ECR) in patients with chronic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). Even in patients with poor CRT response, a good exercise capacity improvement can still be achieved through ECR.
CIRCULATION JOURNAL
(2022)
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Medicine, Research & Experimental
Wei Xue, Zhang Xinlan, Zheng Xiaoyan
Summary: Early cardiac rehabilitation appears to be an effective approach to improve physical function and survival of patients after heart valve surgery.
JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH
(2022)
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Kirstine L. Sibilitz, Lars Hermann Tang, Selina Kikkenborg Berg, Lau Caspar Thygesen, Signe Stelling Risom, Trine Bernholdt Rasmussen, Jean-Paul Schmid, Britt Borregaard, Christian Hassager, Lars Kober, Rod S. Taylor, Ann-Dorthe Zwisler
Summary: Cardiac rehabilitation after heart valve surgery can reduce readmissions and mortality within 12 months, but its long-term effects on exercise capacity, physical, and mental health are unclear.
SCANDINAVIAN CARDIOVASCULAR JOURNAL
(2022)
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Anesthesiology
S. L. Harrison, K. J. Loughran, J. Trevis, P. Witharana, R. Maier, H. Hancock, M. Bardgett, A. Mathias, E. F. Akowuah
Summary: The purpose of this study was to understand the views and experiences of patients and staff involved in a cardiac surgery trial. Patients assigned to both the intervention and control groups were invited to participate in focus groups, and the findings identified five themes: preparedness for surgery reduced fear, staff were concerned but patients felt safe, both groups wanted to mobilise quickly postoperatively, staff and patients had expectations for postoperative recovery, and waiting periods diluted the benefits. The results offer valuable recommendations for refining a prehabilitation intervention and conducting a subsequent trial.
Review
Hematology
Hannah E. Suhrs, Marie M. Michelsen, Eva Prescott
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Jakob Schroder, Rikke Zethner-Moller, Kira Bang Bove, Naja Dam Mygind, Philip Hasbak, Marie Mide Michelsen, Ida Gustafsson, Jens Kastrup, Eva Prescott
Review
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Philip Brainin, Daria Frestad, Eva Prescott
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
(2018)
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Susanne Glasius Tischer, Claus Graff, Christina Ellervik, Eva Prescott, Jurgen K. Kanters, Hanne Kruuse Rasmusen
JOURNAL OF ELECTROCARDIOLOGY
(2018)
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Nynne Dose, Marie Mide Michelsen, Naja Dam Mygind, Adam Pena, Christina Ellervik, Peter R. Hansen, Jorgen K. Kanters, Eva Prescott, Jens Kastrup, Ida Gustafsson, Henrik Steen Hansen
JOURNAL OF ELECTROCARDIOLOGY
(2018)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Kazi Ishtiak-Ahmed, Ase Marie Hansen, Anne Helene Garde, Erik Lykke Mortensen, Finn Gyntelberg, Thien Kieu Thi Phung, Rikke Lund, Naja Hulvej Rod, Eva Prescott, Gunhild Waldemar, Rudi Westendorp, Kirsten Nabe-Nielsen
JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE
(2018)
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Borja Ibanez, Stefan James, Stefan Agewall, Manuel J. Antunes, Chiara Bucciarelli-Ducci, Hector Bueno, Alida L. P. Caforio, Filippo Crea, John A. Goudevenos, Sigrun Halvorsen, Gerhard Hindricks, Adnan Kastrati, Mattie J. Lenzen, Eva Prescott, Marco Roffi, Marco Valgimigli, Christoph Varenhorst, Pascal Vranckx, Petr Widimsky
KARDIOLOGIA POLSKA
(2018)
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Geriatrics & Gerontology
Hannah Elena Suhrs, Anna. Meta Kristensen, Anna Bay Rask, Marie Mide Michelsen, Darla Frestad, Naja Dam Mygind, Kira Bove, Eva Prescott
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Jacob Reeh, Christina Bachmann Therming, Merete Heitmann, Soren Hojberg, Charlotte Sorum, Jan Bech, Dorte Husum, Helena Dominguez, Thomas Sehestedt, Thomas Hermann, Kim Wadt Hansen, Lene Simonsen, Soren Galatius, Eva Prescott
EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL
(2019)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Kazi Ishtiak-Ahmed, Ase Marie Hansen, Erik Lykke Mortensen, Anne Helene Garde, Ane Norgaard, Finn Gyntelberg, Naja Hulvej Rod, Sabrina Islamoska, Rikke Lund, Thien Kieu Thi Phung, Eva Prescott, Gunhild Waldemar, Kirsten Nabe-Nielsen
INTERNATIONAL ARCHIVES OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
(2019)
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Neurosciences
Sabrina Islamoska, Kazi Ishtiak-Ahmed, Ase Marie Hansen, Matias Brodsgaard Grynderup, Erik Lykke Mortensen, Anne Helene Garde, Finn Gyntelberg, Eva Irene Bossano Prescott, Eszter Torok, Gunhild Waldemar, Kirsten Nabe-Nielsen
JOURNAL OF ALZHEIMERS DISEASE
(2019)
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Nicolai Mikkelsen, Christian Have Dall, Marianne Frederiksen, Annette Holdgaard, Hanne Rasmusen, Eva Prescott
JOURNAL OF CARDIOPULMONARY REHABILITATION AND PREVENTION
(2019)
Editorial Material
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Eva Prescott
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY
(2019)
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
John Munkhaugen, Vidar Ruddox, Sigrun Halvorsen, Toril Dammen, Morten W. Fagerland, Kjersti H. Hernaes, Nils Tore Vethe, Eva Prescott, Svend Eggert Jensen, Olaf Rodevand, Jade Jortveit, Bjorn Bendz, Henrik Schirmer, Lars Kober, Hans Erik Botker, Alf Inge Larsen, Kjell Vikenes, Terje Steigen, Rune Wiseth, Terje Pedersen, Thor Edvardsen, Jan Erik Otterstad, Dan Atar
AMERICAN HEART JOURNAL
(2019)
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Physiology
Daria Frestad Bechsgaard, Ida Gustafsson, Jesper James Linde, Klaus Fuglsang Kofoed, Eva Prescott, Jens Dahlgaard Hove
CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY AND FUNCTIONAL IMAGING
(2019)