Controversies in Cardiac Rehabilitation

Front Matter....Pages I-XIV
The Role of Diet....Pages 1-5
The Role of Social Factors - Behavior Patterns or Risk Situations?....Pages 6-13
The Role of Protective Factors....Pages 14-17
Do the Standard Risk Factors Alter Their Role After the First Myocardial Infarction?....Pages 18-20
Is There a Difference in Risk Factors in the Development of Angina Pectoris and Myocardial Infarction?....Pages 21-27
The Reasons for Recommending Physical Training as a Preventive Measure Following Myocardial Infarction....Pages 29-42
Evidence to Date for the Beneficial Effect of Exercise Following Myocardial Infarction....Pages 43-52
The Reasons for Detrimental Effects of Physical Training on Patients After Myocardial Infarction....Pages 53-57
Does Surgical Therapy Alter the Prognosis of Coronary Heart Disease?....Pages 59-64
Do Recent Changes in Medical Therapy Alter the Prognosis in Coronary Heart Disease?....Pages 65-70
Long-Term Effects of Aortocoronary Bypass Surgery of Exercise Tolerance and Vocational Rehabilitation....Pages 71-80
Return to Work After Coronary Surgery: Is There a Need for a Comprehensive Rehabilitation Program?....Pages 81-83
Adjusting to Coronary Artery Disease: Coping with the Problems of Convalescence Following Myocardial Infarction....Pages 85-91
Evidence of a Relation Between Higher Nervous Activity and Sudden Death....Pages 92-99
Incidence of Ventricular Arrhythmias in Coronary Artery Disease During Holter Monitoring and Stress Testing....Pages 100-104
Is the Influence Social Classes in Rehabilitation of Cardiac Patients Inevitable?....Pages 105-107
Patient and Family Education and Counseling: A Requisite Component of Cardiac Rehabilitation....Pages 108-114
Is There Sufficient Appreciation of Vocational Counseling?....Pages 115-120
Can We Improve the Prognosis of Coronary Heart Disease?....Pages 121-127
Institutionalized, Residential Rehabilitation of Patients with Ischemic Heart Disease?....Pages 128-138
Do Different Kinds of Social and Cultural Settings Require Different Kinds of Rehabilitation Programme?....Pages 139-142
Stress Testing....Pages 143-145
Contribution of Nuclear Cardiology to the Diagnosis of the Various Stages of Coronary Artery Disease....Pages 146-154
Echocardiography in Coronary Artery Disease....Pages 155-164
Towards the Optimal Lead System and Optimal Criteria for Exercise Electrocardiography....Pages 165-178
Coronary Angiography....Pages 179-182
Ambulatory Electrocardiographic Monitoring....Pages 183-193
ECG Telemetry....Pages 194-200
Back Matter....Pages 201-210