Vol 19, No 3 (2012)
How to do
Published online: 2012-05-28
How to do: Telerehabilitation in heart failure patients
Cardiol J 2012;19(3):243-248.
Abstract
According to the present guidelines for heart failure patients, regular exercise training has
obtained the class of recommendation I, level of evidence A. Despite the benefits of cardiac
rehabilitation, many heart failure patients are inactive. Common patient’s rejection of existing
forms of rehabilitation and limitations resulting from the disease itself hinder the outpatient
cardiac rehabilitation. That is why home telerehabilitation seems to be the optimal form of
physical activity for heart failure patients.
Keywords: telerehabilitationheart failure