Coronary heart disease （CHD） is the leading cause of death worldwide and becomes increasingly prevalent among patients aged 65 years and older.Elderly patients are at a higher risk for complications and accelerated ...Coronary heart disease （CHD） is the leading cause of death worldwide and becomes increasingly prevalent among patients aged 65 years and older.Elderly patients are at a higher risk for complications and accelerated physical deconditioning after a cardiovascular event,especially compared to their younger counterparts.The last few decades were privy to multiple studies that demonstrated the beneficial effects of cardiac rehabilitation （CR） and exercise therapy on mortality,exercise capacity,psychological risk factors,inflammation,and obesity among patients with CHD.Unfortunately,a significant portion of the available data in this field pertains to younger patients.A viable explanation is that older patients are grossly underrepresented in these programs for multiple reasons starting with the patient and extending to the physician.In this article,we will review the benefits of CR programs among the elderly,as well as some of the barriers that hinder their participation.展开更多
with the rising proportion of our aging population, the prevalence of chronic diseases in the elderly has increased, but most of the elderly body aging, action inconvenience, self-care ability is poor, become the thor...with the rising proportion of our aging population, the prevalence of chronic diseases in the elderly has increased, but most of the elderly body aging, action inconvenience, self-care ability is poor, become the thorny problem for the treatment of chronic diseases.Medical rehabilitation is a effective way to improve the sick old man body health.But with an aging that meet the needs of the elderly health service system in the aspect of construction and rehabilitation medical resources configuration, there are still some problems to be solved. In this article, through analyzing problems existing in the old medical service recovery to further explore its countermeasures.展开更多
文摘Coronary heart disease （CHD） is the leading cause of death worldwide and becomes increasingly prevalent among patients aged 65 years and older.Elderly patients are at a higher risk for complications and accelerated physical deconditioning after a cardiovascular event,especially compared to their younger counterparts.The last few decades were privy to multiple studies that demonstrated the beneficial effects of cardiac rehabilitation （CR） and exercise therapy on mortality,exercise capacity,psychological risk factors,inflammation,and obesity among patients with CHD.Unfortunately,a significant portion of the available data in this field pertains to younger patients.A viable explanation is that older patients are grossly underrepresented in these programs for multiple reasons starting with the patient and extending to the physician.In this article,we will review the benefits of CR programs among the elderly,as well as some of the barriers that hinder their participation.
文摘with the rising proportion of our aging population, the prevalence of chronic diseases in the elderly has increased, but most of the elderly body aging, action inconvenience, self-care ability is poor, become the thorny problem for the treatment of chronic diseases.Medical rehabilitation is a effective way to improve the sick old man body health.But with an aging that meet the needs of the elderly health service system in the aspect of construction and rehabilitation medical resources configuration, there are still some problems to be solved. In this article, through analyzing problems existing in the old medical service recovery to further explore its countermeasures.
