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Exercise Intervention

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Cardiac Exercise Rehabilitation Bibliography

Exercise capacity and resistive exercise

Quality of life and CAD risk reduction

Cost-effectiveness

Heart failure and exercise outcomes

Reduction in mortality

CAD Regression

Standards & Guidelines for Exercise Rehabilitation

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Cardiac Exercise Rehabilitation Bibliography

1. Wenger NK, Froelicher ES, Smith LK, et al. Cardiac Rehabilitation. Clinical Practice Guideline No. 17. Rockville, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Agency for Health Care Policy and Research and the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. AHCPR Publication No. 96-0672. October 1995.

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Exercise capacity and resistive exercise

2. Lavie CJ, Milani RV. Effects of cardiac rehabilitation and exercise training on exercise capacity, coronary risk factors, behavioral characteristics, and quality of life in women. Am J Cardiol. 1995;75(5):340-3.

3. Maines TY, Lavie CJ, Milani RV, et al. Effects of cardiac rehabilitation and exercise training on exercise capacity, coronary risk factors, behavioral characteristics, and quality of life in patients with coronary artery disease. South Med J. 1997;90(1):43-9.

4. Goodman JM, Pallandi DV, Reading JR, et al. Central and peripheral adaptations after 12 weeks of exercise training in post coronary artery bypass surgery patients. J Cardiopulm Rehabil. 1999;19(3):144-50.

5. Benianmini Y, Rubenstein JJ, Faigenbaum AD, et al. High-intensity strength training of patients enrolled in an outpatient cardiac rehabilitation program. J Cardiopulm Rehabil. 1998;19(1):8-17.

6. Fragoli-Munn K, Savage PD, Ades PA. Combined resistive-aerobic training in older patients with coronary artery disease early after myocardial infarction. J Cardiopulm Rehabil. 1998;18(6):416-20.

7. DeGroot DW, Quinn TJ, Kertzer R, Vroman NB, Olney WB. Lactic acid accumulation in cardiac patients peforming circuit weight training:implications for exercise prescription. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 1998;79(7):838-41.

8. DeGroot DW, Quinn TJ, Kertzer R, Vroman NB, Olney WB. Circuit weight training in cardiac patients: determining optimal workloads for safety and energy expenditure. J Cardiopulm Rehabil. 1998;18(2):145-52.

9. Stewart KJ, McFarland LD, Weinhofer JJ, et al. Safety and efficacy of weight training soon after myocardial infarction. J Cardiopulm Rehabil 1998;18(1):37-44.

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Quality of life and CAD risk reduction

10. Benianmini Y, Rubenstein JJ, Zaichkowsky, Crim MC. Effects of high-intensity strength training on quality of life parameters in cardiac rehabilitation patients. Am J Cardiol. 1997;80(7):841-6.

11. Berkhuysen MA, Nieuwland W, Buunk BP, Sanderman R, Viersma JW, Rispens P.
Effect of high-versus low-frequency exercise training in multidisciplinary cardiac rehabilitation on health-related quality of life. J Cardiopulm Rehabil. 1998;19(1):22-8.

12. Dugmore LD, Tipson RJ, Philips MH, et al. Changes in cardiorespiratory fitness, psychological wellbeing, quality of life, and vocational status following a 12 month cardiac exercise rehabilitation programme. Heart. 1999;81(4):359-66.

13. Lavie CJ, Milani RV, Cassidy MM, Gilliland YE. Effects of cardiac rehabilitation and exercise training programs in women with depression. Am J Cardiol. 1999;83(10):1480-3, A7.

14. Takeda M, Tanaka K, Unno H, Hiyama T, Asano K. Changes in aerobic capacity and coronary risk factors during long-term exercise training in women with ischemic heart disease: a 36-month follow-up. Appl Human Sci. 1996;15(3):115-21.

15. Diehl HA. Coronary risk reduction through intensive community-based lifestyle intervention: the Coronary Health Improvement Project (CHIP) experience. Am J Cardiol. 1998;82(10B):82T-87T.

16. Ali A, Mehra MR, Lavie CJ, et al. Modulatory impact of cardiac rehabilitation on hyperhomocysteinemia in patients with coronary artery disease and “normal” lipid levels. Am J Cardiol. 1998;82(120:1543-5, A8.

17. Lavie CJ, Milani RV. Effects of cardiac rehabilitation and exercise training in obese patients with coronary artery disease. Chest. 1996;109(1):52-6.

18. Lavie CJ, Milani RV. Effects of cardiac rehabilitation, exercise training, and weight reduction on exercise capacity, coronary risk factors, behavioral characteristics, and quality of life in obese coronary patients. Am J Cardiol. 1997;79(4):397-401.

19. Mertens DJ, Kavanaugh T, Campbell RB, Shepard R. Exercise without dietary restriction as a means to long-term fat loss in the obese cardiac patient. J Sports Med Phys Fitness. 1998;38(4):310-6.

20. Milani RV, Lavie CJ. The effects of body composition changes to observed improvements in cardiopulmonary parameters after exercise training with cardiac rehabilitation. Chest. 1998;113(3):599-601.

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Cost-effectiveness

21. Ades PA, Pashkow FJ, Nestor JR. Cost-effectiveness of cardiac rehabilitation after myocardial infarction. J Cardiopulm Rehabil. 1997;17(4):222-31.

22. Lorig KR, Sobel DS, Stewart AL, et al. Evidence suggesting that a chronic disease self-management program can improve health status while reducing hospitalization: a randomized trial. Med Care. 1999;37(1):5-14.

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Heart failure and exercise outcomes

23. Wielenga RP, Huisveld IA, Bol E, et al. Safety and effects of physical training in chronic heart failure. Results of the Chronic Heart Failure and Graded Exercise Study (CHANGE). Eur Heart J. 1999;20(12):872-9.

24. Kiilavuori K, Tolvonen L, Naveri H, Leinonen H. Reversal of autonomic derangements by physical training in chronic heart failure assessed by heart rate variability. Eur Heart J. 1995;16(4):490-5.

25. Adamopoulos S, Ponikowski P, Cerquetani E, et al. Circadian pattern of heart rate variability in chronic heart failure patients. Effects of physical training. Eur Heart J. 1995;16(10):1380-6.

26. Radaelli A, Coats AJ, Leuzzi S, et al. Physical training enhances sympathetic and parasympathetic control of heart rate and peripheral vessels in chronic heart failure. Clin Sci. 1996;91Suppl:92-4.

27. Agostini D, Lecluse E, Belin A, et al. Impact of exercise rehabilitation on cardiac neuronal function in heart failure: an iodine-123 metaiodobenzlguanidine scintigraphy study. Eur J Nucl Med. 1998;25(3):235-41.

28. Keteyian SJ, Brawner CA, Schairer JR, et al. Effects of exercise training on chronotropic incompetence in patients with heart failure. Am Heart J. 1999;138(2 Pt 1):233-40.

29. Tyni-Lenne R, Gordon A, Sylven C. Improved quality of life in chronic heart failure patients following local endurance training with leg muscles. J Card Fail. 1996;2(2):111-7.

30. Keteyian SJ, Levine AB, Brawner CA, et al. Exercise training in patients with heart failure. A randomized controlled trial. Ann Intern Med. 1996;124(12)1051-7.

31. Kavanagh T, Myers MG, Baingre RS, Mertens DJ, Sawyer P, Shepard RJ. Quality of life and cardiorespiratory function in chronic heart failure; effects of 12 months’ aerobic training. Heart. 1996;76(1):42-9.

32. Willenheimer R, Erhardt L, Cline C, Rydberg E, Israelsson B. Exercise training in heart failure improves quality of life and exercise capacity. Eur Heart J. 1998;19(5):774-81.

33. Wielenga RP, Erdman RA, Huisveld IA, et al. Effect of exercise training on quality of life in patients with chronic heart failure. J Psychosom Res. 1998;45(5):459-64.

34. Wilson JR, Groves J, Rayos G. Circulatory status and response to cardiac rehabilitation in patients with heart failure. Circulation. 1996;94(7):1567-72.

35. Kiilavuori K, Sovijarvi A, Naveri H, Ikonen T, Leinonen H. Effect of physical training on exercise capacity and gas exchange in patients with chronic heart failure. Chest. 1996;110(4):985-91.

36. Meyer K, Schwaibold M, Westbrook S, et al. Effects of short-term exercise training and activity restriction on functional capacity in patients with severe chronic congestive heart failure. Am J Cardiol. 1996;78(9):1017-22.

37. Demopoulos L, Bijou R, Fergus I, Jones M, Strom J, LeJemtel TH. Exercise training in patients with severe congestive heart failure: enhancing peak aerobic capacity while minimizing the increase in ventricular wall stress. J Am Coll Cardiol. 1997;29(3):597-603.

38. Gordon A, Tyni-Lenne R, Jansson E, Kaijser L, Theodorsson-Norheim E, Sylven C. Improved ventilation and decreased sympathetic stress in chronic heart failure patients following local endurance training with leg muscles. J Card Fail. 1997;3(1):3-12.

39. Meyer K, Schwaibold M, Westbrook S, et al. Effects of exercise training and activity restriction on 6-minute walking test performance in patients with chronic heart failure. Am Heart J. 1997;133(4)447-53.

40. Tyni-Lenne R, Gordon A, Jansson E, Bermann G, Sylven C. Skeletal muscle endurance training improves peripheral oxidative capacity, exercise tolerance, and health related quality of life in women wth chronic heart failure secondary to either ischemic cardiomyopathy or idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy. Am J of Cardiol. 1997;80(8):1025-9.

41. Ehsani AA, Miller TR, Miller TA, Ballard EA, Schechtman KB. Comparison of adaptation to a 12-month exercise program and late outcome in patients with healed myocardial infarction and ejection fraction <45% and >50%. Am J Cardiol. 1997;79(9)1258-60.

42. Klainman E, Fink G, Zafrir N, Pinchas A, Spitzer S. Effect of controlled exercise training in coronary artery disease patients with and without left ventricular dysfunction assessed by cardiopulmonary indices. Cardiology. 1997;88(6):595-600.

43. Experience from controlled trials of physical training in chronic heart failure. Protocol and patient factors in effectiveness in the improvement in exercise tolerance. European Heart Failure Training Group. Eur Heart J. 1998;19(3):466-75.

44. Tyni-Lenne R, Gordon A, Europe E, Jansson E, Sylven C. Exercise-based rehabilitation improves skeletal muscle capacity, exercise tolerance, and quality of life in both women and men with chronic heart failure. J Card Fail. 1998;4(1):9-17.

45. Belardinelli R, Georgiou D, Cianci G, Purcaro A. Randomized, controlled trial of long-term moderate exercise training in chronic heart failure: effects on functional capacity, quality of life, and clinical outcome. Circulation. 1999;99(9):1173-82.

46. Foster C, Gal RA, Murphy P, Port SC, Schmidt DH. Left ventricular function during exercise testing and training. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 1997;29(3):297-305.

47. Dubach P, Myers J, Dziekan G, et al. Effect of exercise training on myocardial remodeling in patients with reduced left ventricular function after myocardial infarction: application of magnetic resonance imaging. Circulation. 1997;95(8):2060-7.

48. Giannuzi P, Temporelli PL, Corra U, Gattone M, Giordano M, Tavazzi L. Attenuation of unfavorable training in postinfarction patients with left ventricular dysfunction: results of the Exercise in Left Ventricular Dysfunction (ELVD) trial. Circulation. 1997;96(6):1790-7.

49. Goebbels U, Myers J, Dziekan G, Muller P, Kuhn M, Ratte R, Dubach P. A randomized comparison of exercise training in patients with normal vs reduced ventricular function. Chest. 1998;113(5):1387-93.

50. Balady, GJ. Exercise training in the treatment of heart failure: what is achieved and how? Ann Med. 1998;30(Suppl 1):61-5.

51. Ali A, Mehra MR, Malik FS, Lavie CJ, Bass D, Milani RV. Effects of aerobic exercise training on indices of ventricular repolarization in patients with chronic heart failure. Chest. 1999;116(1):83-7.

52. Rinder MR, Miler TR, Ehsani AA. Effects of endurance exercise training on left ventricular systolic performance and ventriculoarterial coupling in patients with coronary artery disease. Am Heart J. 1999;138(1 Pt 1):169-74.

53. Hambrecht R, Feihn E, Yu J, et al. Effects of endurance training on mitochondrial ultrastructure and fiber type distribution in skeletal muscle of patients with stable chronic heart failure. J Am Coll Cardiol. 1997;29(5):1067-73.

54. Cider A, Tygesson H, Hedberg M, Seligman L, Wennerblom B, Sunnerhagen. Peripheral muscle training in patients with clinical signs of heart failure. Scand J Rehabil Med. 1997;29(2):121-7.

55. Katz SD, Yuen J, Bijou R, LeJemtel TH. Training improves endothelium-dependent vasodilation in resistance vessels of patients with heart failure. J Appl Physiol. 1997;82(5):1488-92.

56. Hambrecht R, Fiehn E, Weigl C, et al. Regular physical exercise corrects endothelial dysfunction and improves exercise capacity in patients with chronic heart failure. Circulation. 1998;98(24):2709-15.

57. Callaerts-Vegh Z, Wenk M, Goebbels U, et al. Influence of intensive physical training on urinary nitrate elimination and plasma endothelin-1 levels in patients with congestive heart failure. J Cardiopulm Rehabil. 1998;18(6):450-7.

58. Meyer K, Hajric R, Westbrook S, et al. Hemodynamic responses during leg press exercise in patients with chronic congestive heart failure. Am J Cardiol. 1999;83(11):1537-43.

59. Hare Dl, Ryan TM, Selig SE, Pellizzer  AM, Wrigley TV, Krum H. Resistance exercise training increases muscle strength, endurance, and blood flow in patients with chronic heart failure. Am J Cardiol. 1999;83(12):1674-7,A7.

60. Dubach P, Myers J, Dziekan G, et al. Effect of high intensity exercise training on central hemodynamic responses to exercise in men with reduced left ventricular function. J Am Coll Cardiol. 1997;29(7):1591-8.

61. Meyer K, Foster C, Georgakopoulos N, et al. Comparison of left ventricular function during interval versus steady-state exercise training in patients with chronic congestive heart failure. Am J Cardiol. 1998:82(11):1382-7.

62. Sturm B, Quittan M, Wiesinger GF, Stanek B, Frey B, Pacher R. Moderate-intensity exercise training with elements of step aerobics in patients with severe chronic heart failure. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 1999;80(7):746-50.

63. Wielenga RP, Huisveld, Dunselman PH, et al. Exercise training in elderly patients with chronic heart failure. Coron Artery Dis. 1998;9(11):765-70.

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Reduction in mortality

64. Kallio V, Hamalainen H, Hakkila J, Luurila OJ. Reduction in sudden deaths by a multifactorial intervention programme after acute myocardial infarction. Lancet. 1979;2(8152):1091-4.

65. O’ Connor GT, Buring JE, Yusuf S, Goldhaber SZ, Olmstead EM, Paffenbarger RS Jr, Hennekens CH. An overview of randomized trials of rehabilitation with exercise after myocardial infarction. Circulation. 1989;80(2):234-44.

66. Oldridge NB, Guyatt GH, Fischer ME, Rimm AA. Cardiac rehabilitation after myocardial infarction: combined experience of randomized clinical trials. JAMA. 1988;260(7):945-50.

67. P.R.E. Cor Group. Comparison of a rehabilitation programme, a counselling programme and usual care after an acute myocardial infarction: results of a long-term randomized trial. Eur Heart J. 1991;12:612-6.

68. Maier W, Meier B. Interventional cardiology in perspective: impact on cardiac rehabilitation. Eur Heart J. 1998;19 Suppl O:O24-8.

69. Van Camp SP, Peterson RA. Cardiovascular complications of outpatient cardiac rehabilitation programs. JAMA. 1986;256:1160-3.

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CAD Regression

70. Watts GF, Lewis B, Brunt JN, Lewis ES, Coltart DJ, Smith LD, Mann JI, Swan AV.     Effects on coronary artery disease of lipid-lowering diet, or diet plus cholestyramine, in the St Thomas' Atherosclerosis Regression Study (STARS). Lancet. 1992;339(8793):563-9.

71. Ornish D, Brown SE, Scherwitz LW, Billings Armstrong WT, Ports TA, McLanahan SM, Kirkeeide RL, Braud RJ, Gould KL. Can lifestyle changes reverse coronary heart disease? The Lifestyle Heart Trial. Lancet. 1990;336:129-33.

72. Hambrecht R, Niebauer J, Marburger C, Grunze M, Kalberer B, Hauer K, Schlierf G, Kubler W, Schuler G. Various intensities of leisure time physical activity in patients with coronary artery disease: effects on cardiorespiratory fitness and progression of coronary atherosclerotic lesions. J Am Coll Cardiol. 1993 Aug;22:468-77.

73. Gould KL, Ornish D, Kirkeeide R, et al. Improved stenosis geometry by quantitative coronary arteriography after vigorous risk factor modification. Am J Cardiol. 1992;69:845-853.

74. Brown BG, Zhao XQ, Sacco DE, Albers JJ. Lipid lowering and plaque regression: new insights into prevention of plaque disruption and clinical events in coronary disease. Circulation. 1993;87(6):1781-1791.

75. Blankenhorn DH, Azen SP, Kramsch DM, et al. Coronary angiographic changes with lovastatin therapy. Ann Intern Med. 1993;119:969-976.

76. Haskell WL, Alderman EL, Fair JM, et al. Effects of intensive multiple risk factor reduction on coronary atherosclerosis and clinical cardiac events in men and women with coronary artery disease. The Stanford Coronary Risk Intervention Project (SCRIP). Circulation. 1994;89(3):975-990.

77. Scandinavian 4S Survival Study Group. Randomized trial of cholesterol lowering in 4444 patients with coronary artery disease; the Scandinavian Simvastatin Survival Study (4S). Lancet. 1994;344(8934):1383-1389.

78. Jukema JW, Bruschke AVG, van Boven AJ, et al., on behalf of the REGRESS Study Group. Effects of lipid lowering by pravastatin on progression and regression of coronary artery disease in symptomatic men with normal to moderately elevated serum cholesterol levels: The REgression GRoth Evaluation Statin Study (REGRESS). Circulation. 1995;91:2528-2540.

79. Ornish DM, Scherwitz LW, Billings JH, et al. Intensive lifestyle changes for reversal of coronary heart disease. JAMA. 1998;280(23):2001-2007.

80. Niebauer J, Hambrecht R, Velich T, et al. Attenuated progression of coronary artery disease after 6 years of multifactorial risk intervention. Role of physical exercise. Circulation. 1997;96(8):2534-2541.

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Standards & Guidelines for Exercise Rehabilitation

81. American College of Sports Medicine. ACSM’s Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription. 5th ed. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins; 1995.

82. American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation. Guidelines for Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs, 3nd ed. Human Kinetics Books, Champaign, IL, 1998.

83. American Heart Association. Exercise standards: a statement for health professionals from the American Heart Association [special report]. Circulation. 1995;91:580-615.

84. Bryant CX, Peterson JA and Graves J. Muscular Strength and Endurance. In: ACSM’s Resource Manual for Graded Exercise Testing and Prescription, 3rd ed. Baltimore, Williams & Wilkins, 1998, p. 451.

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