ESC Handbook of Cardiovascular Rehabilitation: A practical clinical guide
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8 Exercise training for low-risk patients
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Published:August 2020
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Low-risk cardiac patients should start exercise training (ET) as early as possible after the index event to maintain or improve their cardiorespiratory fitness, muscular strength, and prognosis. Ideally, ET is provided within a multidisciplinary cardiac rehabilitation (CR) programme. It can be delivered as an early outpatient or home-based (HB) programme or as a combination of the two approaches, based on patient preference and local facilities. ET should be prescribed on an individual basis after careful clinical and functional assessment, including risk stratification, evaluation of fitness level, behavioural characteristics, personal goals, and exercise preferences. Importantly, the programme should empower the patient for individual long-term physical activity and ET. Aerobic endurance training three to five times weekly should be prescribed, with a goal of at least 150 min of moderate to vigorous exercise per week. Resistance training (RT) twice to three times weekly should also be prescribed. The initial duration and intensity of ET should be adapted to the patient’s condition and gradually increased.
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