Miho Nishitani-Yokoyama, Kazunori Shimada, Kei Fujiwara, Abidan Abulimiti, Hiroki Kasuya, Mitsuhiro Kunimoto, Yurina Yamaguchi, Minoru Tabata, Masakazu Saitoh, Tetsuya Takahashi, Hiroyuki Daida, Shuko Nojiri, Tohru Minamino
BACKGROUND: Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is categorized as a class I recommendation in the guidelines for the management of patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, the penetration rate of outpatient CR is low in Japan. We designed a pilot study to evaluate the safety and feasibility of tele-CR using a remote biological signal monitoring system. METHODS: A total of nine patients (median aged 70.0 (66.0 - 76.0) years (male = 6) with CVD who participated in phase II CR for 1 month under the exercise prescription using the cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET) were analyzed...
August 2023: Cardiology Research