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Running After Heart Surgery: A Comprehensive Guide

MIBHS

In this post, we’ll explore the essential aspects of running after heart surgery, the importance of cardiac rehabilitation, and tips to resume your running routine safely. The Importance of Cardiac Rehabilitation Cardiac rehabilitation (or cardiac rehab) plays a critical role in recovery after heart surgery.

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Harnessing digital health to optimise the delivery of guideline-based cardiac rehabilitation during COVID-19: an observational study

Open Heart

Background The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the uptake of digital health interventions for the delivery of cardiac rehabilitation (CR). Patients received access to a bespoke web-based platform and were invited to attend weekly, online group-based supervised exercise sessions and educational workshops. kg, p<0.001).

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Abstract 4141524: Patient education in cardiovascular disease in Sub-Saharan Africa: the “Heart School” pilot project at IPMS/Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar, Senegal

Circulation

Background:Patient education is a core component of cardiac rehabilitation program and a part of the consensus statement for Cardiac rehabilitation delivery model for low resource settings. Patient education was delivered on weekly one-on-one sessions. Content of the educational program is shown in figure 1.

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Rationale and Design of the mTECH?Rehab Randomized Controlled Trial: Impact of a Mobile Technology Enabled Corrie Cardiac Rehabilitation Program on Functional Status and Cardiovascular Health

Journal of the American Heart Association

Key secondary and exploratory outcomes include improvement in a composite cardiovascular health metric, CR engagement, quality of life, health factors (including low‐density lipoprotein‐cholesterol, hemoglobin A1c, weight, diet, smoking cessation, blood pressure), and psychosocial factors.