Cardiac rehabilitation to improve physical functioning in refractory angina: A pilot study

Cardiology (Switzerland)

Volumn 122, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 170-177

  Asbury, Elizabeth A ^a,b   Webb, Carolyn M ^a,b   Probert, Heather ^c   Wright, Christine ^b   Barbir, Mahmoud ^c   Fox, Kim ^b   Collins, Peter ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c HAREFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiac rehabilitation; Psychological morbidity; Quality of life; Refractory angina

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CARDIAC PATIENT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENRICHD SOCIAL SUPPORT INSTRUMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH ANXIETY QUESTIONNAIRE; HEART FUNCTION TEST; HEART REHABILITATION; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; MALE; MORBIDITY; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHASE 3 CLINICAL TRIAL; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRESSIVE SHUTTLE WALK TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REFRACTORY ANGINA; SHORT FORM 36; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; YORK ANGINA BELIEFS SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANXIETY; CHRONIC DISEASE; DRUG RESISTANCE; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE THERAPY; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION;

EID: 84864252783     PISSN: 00086312     EISSN: 14219751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000339224     Document Type: Article

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