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Paper Title

Safety of medically supervised exercise in a cardiac rehabilitation center

Article Type

Research Article

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Volume : 77 | Issue : 15 | Page No : p1383-1385

Published On

June, 1996

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Abstract

Medically supervised exercise continues to have a low major cardiovascular complication rate. Direct gym supervision by a physician does not appear necessary for safety. The currently proposed cardiac rehabilitation risk stratification criteria do not appear to identify patients at risk for these major complications. The safety of exercise programs with less supervision and electrocardiographic telemetry monitoring is unknown.

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