ALLMedicine™ Cardiac Rehabilitation Center

Oct 5th, 2022 - In my previous article in June, 2022, we plowed through the billing and coding updates regarding critical care services, and, I hope that it helped our readers get more acquainted with the nuances of billing and coding in the ICU. In this piece, I.

Oct 1st, 2022 - Self-efficacy is an important psychological construct associated with patient adherence with healthy lifestyle choices. Few studies have focused on the impacts of the type of acute myocardial infarction (AMI), non-ST-elevation myocardial infarctio...

Sep 30th, 2022 - Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) decreases mortality and both CR and pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) improve function, quality of life, and decrease readmission rates. Despite their proven efficacy, both programs are grossly underutilized, with fewer tha...

Sep 29th, 2022 - Fear of exercise may be prominent among acute coronary syndrome (ACS) survivors due to the presence of physical disease states that can exacerbate uncertainty about bodily sensations. For instance, patients may perceive physical sensations experie...

Sep 29th, 2022 - Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States. Cardiac rehabilitation is a multifaceted physical activity program that incorporates medication adherence, smoking cessation, nutrition, and psychol...

Jun 20th, 2020 - Cardiac rehabilitation programs across Canada have suspended in-person services as a result of large-scale physical distancing recommendations designed to flatten the COVID-19 pandemic curve. Virtual cardiac rehabilitation (VCR) offers an alternat...

Nov 26th, 2019 - Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is a recommendation in international clinical practice guidelines given its benefits; however, use is suboptimal. The purpose of this position statement was to translate evidence on interventions that increase CR enroll...

Jun 7th, 2019 - Cardiac rehabilitation physicians are faced to an increasing number of heart failure patients supported by left ventricular assist devices (LVAD). Many of these patients have complex medical issues and prolonged hospitalizations and therefore need...

May 18th, 2019 - Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is an evidence-based intervention that uses patient education, health behavior modification, and exercise training to improve secondary prevention outcomes in patients with cardiovascular disease. CR programs reduce mor...

Apr 9th, 2019 - Cardiovascular disease is a competing cause of death in patients with cancer with early-stage disease. This elevated cardiovascular disease risk is thought to derive from both the direct effects of cancer therapies and the accumulation of risk fac...

Sep 30th, 2022 - Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) decreases mortality and both CR and pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) improve function, quality of life, and decrease readmission rates. Despite their proven efficacy, both programs are grossly underutilized, with fewer tha...

Sep 29th, 2022 - Fear of exercise may be prominent among acute coronary syndrome (ACS) survivors due to the presence of physical disease states that can exacerbate uncertainty about bodily sensations. For instance, patients may perceive physical sensations experie...

Sep 29th, 2022 - Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States. Cardiac rehabilitation is a multifaceted physical activity program that incorporates medication adherence, smoking cessation, nutrition, and psychol...

Sep 28th, 2022 - Aim and objectives: The aim of this study is to determine the efficacy of the Triburter device in comparison with usual therapy (incentive spirometer), as a therapeutic element in respiratory therapy on respiratory muscle function in patients with...

Sep 23rd, 2022 - Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is an umbrella term comprising unstable angina, myocardial infarction (MI) with or without ST-segment elevation, and sudden cardiac death because of acute myocardial ischemia. ACS is one of the most important causes o...

Oct 5th, 2022 - In my previous article in June, 2022, we plowed through the billing and coding updates regarding critical care services, and, I hope that it helped our readers get more acquainted with the nuances of billing and coding in the ICU. In this piece, I.

Sep 9th, 2022 - Bullying Rife in Medical Academia Bullying remains an underreported problem in academic medicine, with little data on its prevalence. The true extent of bullying in medical school remains unknown, but one study found that 4 in 10 young doctors and...

Sep 8th, 2022 - The first practice guideline from the International Council of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation that focuses on women provides strategies to increase referrals and boost participation in cardiac rehabilitation (CR) among women with car...

Jun 28th, 2022 - Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) started 2 weeks after sternotomy for a cardiac procedure was noninferior to usual care, in which CR starts 6 weeks after the procedure, with a greater improvement in 6-minute walk test outcomes, a randomized study sugge...

May 5th, 2022 - This transcript has been edited for clarity. Daniel E. Forman, MD: Hello. My name is Daniel Forman. I am a cardiologist based at the University of Pittsburgh and the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System. In my clinical and research work, I have strong ...