摘要
We have always thought that patients with cardiac disease are depressed and anxious.The plan for cardiac rehab begins with exercise 3 times a week for 12 weeks.Patients are usually elderly.Typical patients are 60+years old,inactive but stable,smoke cigarettes,are stressed,hypertensive,and anxious.After several visits the staff for the program report that patients are confi dent with decreased anxiety and improved exercise ability.Challenges for a rehab program are parking,education and frailness.At present we have no data on outcome(mortality,morbidity)but most measurements are improved after rehab.Outcome data after discharge for rehab program must be obtained.
