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Article
Does NIDDM increase the risk for coronary heart disease similarly in both low- and high-risk populations?
Finland has marked regional differences in the occurrence of coronary heart disease (CHD). Although the causes for these differences in CHD mortality and morbidity in the Finnish population are unknown, it off...
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Article
Cardiac rehabilitation and return to work after coronary artery bypass surgery
The work situation of 66 male patients who underwent elective coronary artery bypass surgery (CABS) and who had been randomly allocated to receive cardiac rehabilitation (group R) was compared with the work si...
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Article
Quality of life during rehabilitation after coronary artery bypass surgery
The effect of a three-phase comprehensive rehabilitation programme on the quality of life during the first postoperative year after coronary artery bypass surgery was studied in 205 male patients randomly allo...
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Chapter
Physical Activity and Sudden Death
Three important aspects of physical activity and sudden death are discussed in detail:
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Physical acti...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Multifactorial Intervention Program After Acute Myocardial Infarction
In 1973, a project consisting of a rehabilitation and secondary prevention program was started in several European centers coordinated by the Regional Office for Europe of the WHO. The project was based on sev...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
The Influence of Physical Rehabilitation and Risk-Factor Control on Long-Term Prognosis of Postinfarction Patients
Primary risk factors amenable to intervention even after myocardial infarction include physical inactivity, smoking, hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, personality, and psychosocial stress. In this paper the ...
