Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation lessens the severity, frequency, and recurrence of the most common form of irregular heart rhythm, atrial fibrillation, or AF for short, finds a pooled data ...

Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski Cardiac Rehabilitation R.N. Paula Burket helps Joyce Bassler of Roaring Spring with the settings on a NuStep seated stepper. Editor’s note: John Kasun, who writes a ...

Decades ago, it was assumed that age and poor heredity were the causes of heart disease. In other words, lifestyle was not on the radar screen. However, after World War II, the incidence of heart ...

Objective To undertake a contemporary review of the impact of exercise based cardiac rehabilitation (ExCR) for patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). Data sources CENTRAL, MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO, ...

Stroke survivors who completed a cardiac rehabilitation program focused on aerobic exercise significantly improved their ability to transition from sitting to standing as well as in how far they could ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Stroke survivors who participated in exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation experienced improvements in CV ...

Editor’s note: This is the third of a weekly series focusing on cardiovascular health to be published in February, American Heart Month. NILES — Rose Wainwright holds two cardiac rehabilitation ...

The slow and gentle movements of Tai Chi -- which can increase in pace -- hold promise as an alternative exercise option for patients who decline traditional cardiac rehabilitation. The study is the ...

Oct. 11 (UPI) --Research shows that tai chi could be effective as an alternative exercise option for patients who turn down cardiac rehabilitation after a heart attack. Tai chi, or tai chi chuan, is ...

My grandmother recently suffered a minor heart attack followed by a stent placement. She's scared about a recommended cardio rehab program. What can I say to get her to go? — Laura G., New York City ...

A panel of experts has published guidance on safe rehabilitation exercises for cardiac patients with diabetes. The recommendations, approved by international diabetes organizations, focus on the ...