Cardiac Patients Have New Rehab Alternative

Cardiac Patients Have New Rehab Alternative July 31, 2009 New research has shown a potentially better way to recover after heart surgery.  According to a recent study, overweight patients who exercised for longer periods of time at a lower exertion rate, lost more weight and reduced their risks for heart disease and diabetes.   For years a standard protocol for recovery has been given to cardiac patients.  "Cardiac rehab has essentially remained the same since the 1970s because it has a mortality benefit.  But it doesn't burn many calories and things have changed.  Eighty percent of our rehabilitation patients are now overweight and many of them are becoming diabetic."  According to Philip A. Ades, MD, lead author, professor of medicine, and director of Cardiac Rehabilitation and Prevention at the University of Vermont College of Medicine.  Since more people are now overweight implementing weight loss goals for cardiac rehab can significantly improve chances for survival.   Dr. Ades and his group compared results between two groups of overweight patients for five months of cardiac rehabilitation.  One group followed traditional protocol of higher intensity cardio exercise for 25-40 minutes a day... Read More   How To Boost Your Metabolism To Help You Lose Weight   Weight Loss For Women   Curcumin May Stall Fat Formation   To unsubscribe or change subscriber options  click here .

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