Effects of five years of cardiac rehabilitation after coronary artery bypass grafting on coronary risk factors
The American Journal of CardiologyPublished 1 December 1996
Erik Engblom, Kari Korpilahti, Helena Hämäläinen, Pauli Puukka, Tapani Rönnemaa
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The long-term impact of rehabilitation on risk factors was modest in patients undergoing elective coronary surgery and in patients receiving standard care alone after coronary artery bypass grafting.
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Coronary risk factors were studied in 119 patients randomly assigned to cardiac rehabilitation and compared with 109 patients receiving standard care alone after coronary artery bypass grafting. The long-term impact of rehabilitation on risk factors was modest in patients undergoing elective coronary surgery.
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