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Cardiorespiratory Fitness in the Context of Cardiac Rehabilitation

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Evidence supports that participation in cardiac rehabilitation (CR) improves functional capacity and reduces mortality. Therefore, CR has become an important modality as part of a comprehensive treatment plan for patients with cardiovascular diseases. There is a known relationship between cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), either estimated as METs achieved or as measured peak oxygen consumption (peak VO2) during an exercise test, and outcomes in patients who participate in cardiac rehabilitation. This chapter reviews these relationships and describes the baseline CRF level as well as its change in response to cardiac rehabilitation participation in the various patients who participate. Where possible, this information is segregated by patient etiology.

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Ehrman, J.K. (2019). Cardiorespiratory Fitness in the Context of Cardiac Rehabilitation. In: Kokkinos, P., Narayan, P. (eds) Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Cardiometabolic Diseases. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-04816-7_23

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