Table 1. Benefits of Cardiac Rehabilitation

Benefits
• Improved aerobic capacity: increased maximal oxygen consumption (VO_2max) by 15-20% and AT by 11-15%• Reduced rate of angina due to the reduction of MVO₂• Increased VE and improved ventilatory threshold (VE/VCO₂ slope)• Reduction of heart rate, systolic blood pressure, and MVO₂ at rest or submaximal work• Improved LVEF and prevention of LV remodeling• Improved coronary blood flow, reduction of atherosclerotic disease including the coronary arteries• Improved blood lipid profiles (low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and triglyceride levels) and reduced inflammation markers (hs-CRP)• Decreased sympathetic tone and increased parasympathetic tone, stabilization of autonomic nervous system, and reduced rate of arrhythmia• Reduced platelet aggregation and blood coagulation• Improved quality of life and psychological conflicts (anxiety, depression, hostility, etc.)• Improved risk factors of cardiovascular disease (smoking cessation, physical activity, diet, etc.)• Reduced recurrence of cardiovascular disease, rate of re-admission and revascularization, reduced mortality

Benefits

• Improved aerobic capacity: increased maximal oxygen consumption (VO_2max) by 15-20% and AT by 11-15%• Reduced rate of angina due to the reduction of MVO₂• Increased VE and improved ventilatory threshold (VE/VCO₂ slope)• Reduction of heart rate, systolic blood pressure, and MVO₂ at rest or submaximal work• Improved LVEF and prevention of LV remodeling• Improved coronary blood flow, reduction of atherosclerotic disease including the coronary arteries• Improved blood lipid profiles (low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and triglyceride levels) and reduced inflammation markers (hs-CRP)• Decreased sympathetic tone and increased parasympathetic tone, stabilization of autonomic nervous system, and reduced rate of arrhythmia• Reduced platelet aggregation and blood coagulation• Improved quality of life and psychological conflicts (anxiety, depression, hostility, etc.)• Improved risk factors of cardiovascular disease (smoking cessation, physical activity, diet, etc.)• Reduced recurrence of cardiovascular disease, rate of re-admission and revascularization, reduced mortality

VO₂: oxygen consumption, AT: anaerobic threshold, MVO₂: myocardial oxygen demand, VE: minute ventilation, VCO₂: carbon dioxide production, LV: left ventricle, EF: ejection fraction, hs-CRP: high sensitive C-reactive protein