Characteristics, difficulties and implementation strategies of cardiac rehabilitation in the elderly
10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-9026.2022.06.002
- VernacularTitle:老年人心脏康复特点和困境及实施策略
- Author:
Yuanyuan WANG
1
;
Ling TU
;
Lin SHEN
Author Information
1. 山东大学齐鲁医院老年医学科，山东省心血管疾病蛋白质组学重点实验室，济南 250012
- Keywords:
Cardiovascular disease;
Rehabilitation
- From:
Chinese Journal of Geriatrics
2022;41(6):626-630
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Cardiovascular diseases have become a major cause of disability and death among the elderly in China.The continuous improvement of medical care has provided effective treatment for elderly patients with cardiovascular diseases in the acute phase, while how to improve the quality of life and prognosis of patients in the chronic phase has become a medical imperative to be solved.Cardiac rehabilitation, with exercise rehabilitation at its core, is expected to improve cardiopulmonary function, enhance exercise tolerance, alleviate anxiety and depression, and reduce mortality and rehospitalization rates, and has therefore become an effective intervention for cardiovascular diseases in the elderly.In the light of special concerns for the elderly population, such as cognitive impairment, frailty, sarcopenia and polypharmacy, this article systematically introduces the characteristics, obstacles and clinical strategies of cardiac rehabilitation for geriatric cardiovascular diseases, in an effort to provide a clinical reference guide for geriatric cardiac rehabilitation.
