About this Research Topic
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are a group of disorders of the heart and blood vessels that include coronary heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, rheumatic heart disease, and other conditions. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), CVDs are the leading cause of death globally, accounting for 32% of all global deaths in 2019. CVDs can have a significant impact on global health. They can lead to premature death, disability, and reduced quality of life. The economic burden of CVDs is also substantial, with direct and indirect costs estimated to be in the trillions of dollars. Prevention and management of CVDs are crucial to reducing their impact on global health. Addressing behavioral risk factors such as tobacco use, unhealthy diet and obesity, physical inactivity, and harmful use of alcohol can help prevent CVDs.
Cardiac rehabilitation is a comprehensive program involving a team of medical professionals and aims to improve the health and well-being of people with heart problems. The program includes several core components, such as patient assessment, management and control of cardiovascular risk factors, physical activity counselling, exercise training prescription, dietary advice, psychosocial management, and vocational support to help patients recover from a heart attack, heart surgery, or other heart-related procedures. A comprehensive program is essential to ensure favorable outcomes and expected cost-effectiveness. The program has been shown to reduce the risk of hospitalization, improve quality of life, and reduce the risk of all-cause and cardiac-related mortality.
This collection on cardiac rehabilitation aims to strengthen this field with high-quality papers from multidisciplinary teams and contribute improving functioning, quality of life, and decreased mortality risk in people with cardiovascular limitations.
This research topic welcomes various manuscripts including original articles, systematic and narrative evidence reviews and syntheses, quantitative (trials, cohort studies, surveys), qualitative, case studies, and mixed-method studies those addressing all components of cardiac rehabilitation, specifically physical activity and/or exercise-based interventions. This collection invites articles in various CVD populations such as; patients with chronic coronary conditions, heart failure, coronary artery bypass surgery or valve surgery, heart transplantation recipients, assistive device users, peripheral vascular diseases as well as individuals with high risk of CVD such as diabetes, hypertension, obesity, dyslipidemia and metabolic syndrome.
Cardiac rehabilitation is a comprehensive program involving a team of medical professionals and aims to improve the health and well-being of people with heart problems. The program includes several core components, such as patient assessment, management and control of cardiovascular risk factors, physical activity counselling, exercise training prescription, dietary advice, psychosocial management, and vocational support to help patients recover from a heart attack, heart surgery, or other heart-related procedures. A comprehensive program is essential to ensure favorable outcomes and expected cost-effectiveness. The program has been shown to reduce the risk of hospitalization, improve quality of life, and reduce the risk of all-cause and cardiac-related mortality.
This collection on cardiac rehabilitation aims to strengthen this field with high-quality papers from multidisciplinary teams and contribute improving functioning, quality of life, and decreased mortality risk in people with cardiovascular limitations.
This research topic welcomes various manuscripts including original articles, systematic and narrative evidence reviews and syntheses, quantitative (trials, cohort studies, surveys), qualitative, case studies, and mixed-method studies those addressing all components of cardiac rehabilitation, specifically physical activity and/or exercise-based interventions. This collection invites articles in various CVD populations such as; patients with chronic coronary conditions, heart failure, coronary artery bypass surgery or valve surgery, heart transplantation recipients, assistive device users, peripheral vascular diseases as well as individuals with high risk of CVD such as diabetes, hypertension, obesity, dyslipidemia and metabolic syndrome.
Keywords: cardiac rehabilitation, exercise, physical activity, nutrition, secondary prevention
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