State of the Art

Kardiale Rehabilitation - Fact Sheet 11/2008
Kardiale Rehabilitation in der Schweiz

AACVPR/ACC/AHA Performance Measures
AACVPR/ACC/AHA 2007 Performance Measures on Cardiac Rehabilitation for Referral to and Delivery of Cardiac Rehabilitation/Secondary Prevention Services

New Standards Aim to Boost Participation in Cardiac Rehabilitation
Referral to cardiac rehab could soon be as automatic as giving aspirin during a heart attack

Medical Director Responsibilities for Outpatient Cardiac Rehabilitation/Secondary Prevention Programs
A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association/American Association for Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation

Comparison of Cardioprotective Benefits of Vigorous Versus
Moderate Intensity Aerobic Exercise

Exercise Testing in Asymptomatic Adults
A Statement for Professionals From the American Heart Association Council on Clinical Cardiology, Subcommittee on Exercise, Cardiac Rehabilitation, and Prevention

Secondary Prevention Through Cardiac Rehabilitation
Position Paper of the Working Group on Cardiac Rehabilitation and Exercise Physiology of the European Society of Cardiology

Recommendations for competitive sports participation in athletes with cardiovascular disease
A consensus document from several Working Groups

Meta-Analysis: Secondary Prevention Programs for Patients with Coronary Artery Disease
A review by Alexander M. Clark, PhD

Exercise based rehabilitation for heart failure
A review by The Cochrane Collaboration

Physical Activity and Public Health
Updated Recommendation for Adults from the American College of Sports Medicine and the American Heart Association

Physical Activity and Public Health in Older Adults
Recommendation from the American College of Sports Medicine and the American Heart Association

Recommendations for Physical Activity and Recreational Sports Participation for Young Patients With Genetic Cardiovascular Diseases
Recommendation from the Working Groups of the American Heart Association Committee on Exercise, Cardiac Rehabilitation, and Prevention; Councils on Clinical Cardiology and Cardiovascular Disease in the Young

Exercise and Respiratory Training Improve Exercise Capacity and Quality of Life in Patients With Severe Chronic Pulmonary Hypertension
A prospective randomized study

Physical activity in patients with coronary artery disease before and after cardiac catheterisation
Lack of improvement at 3 months follow-up without cardiac rehabilitation