Abstract des Autors

It is the position of the American College of Sports Medicine that most patients with coronary artery disease should engage in individually designed exercise programs to achieve optimal physical and emotional health. It is recommended that programs include a comprehensive preexercise medical evaluation, including a graded exercise test; and an individualized exercise prescription. Appropriate exercise programs for patients with coronary artery disease have multiple documented benefits, which can be achieved with a high level of safety. These benefits include enhanced functional capacity; reductions in symptoms of myocardial ischemia, and subsequent coronary artery disease mortality; improvements in blood lipid profiles, weight and hypertension control; and, in diabetic patients, glucose tolerance. In addition, improvements in myocardial perfusion, cigarette smoking cessation, and psychological functioning may also occur. Verf.-Referat