How to set up and run a cardiac rehabilitation programme

5 November 2018

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Cardiac patients after an acute event and/or with chronic heart disease deserve special attention to restore their quality of life, to maintain or improve functional capacity and to prevent subsequent coronary events, hospitalisations, and death from cardiac causes.

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