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Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in women, and the majority of these deaths are attributable to coronary heart disease (CHD). Although CVD mortality rates have been decreasing for men and women, they have been decreasing less for women, and the absolute number of women dying from CVD is actually increasing because of the aging of the population. African American women have experienced less of a decline in their mortality rate from CVD, and their death rate from CHD...
There are some classes of patients with CHD for whom exercise or exercise testing is inappropriate and dangerous (2). (See chapter 7 for absolute and relative contraindications to exercise.) 9. Outline the recommendations for aerobic exercise programming in phase II and phase III cardiac rehabilitation in terms of frequency, intensity, duration, and mode. Ralph has completed phase I cardiac rehabilitation and has now been referred to an outpatient cardiac rehabilitation program 3 wk ...
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