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Exercise intensity assessment and prescription in cardiovascular rehabilitation and beyond : why and how : a position statement from the Secondary Prevention and Rehabilitation Section of the European Association of Preventive Cardiology (2022)

Hansen, D., Abreu, A., Ambrosetti, M., Cornelissen, V., Gevaert, A., Kemps, H., Laukkanen, J. A., Pedretti, R., Simonenko, M., Wilhelm, M., Davos, C. H., Doehner, W., Iliou, M.-C., Kränkel, N., Völler, H., & Piepoli, M. (2022). Exercise intensity assessment and prescription in cardiovascular rehabilitation and beyond : why and how : a position statement from the Secondary Prevention and Rehabilitation Section of the European Association of Preventive Cardiology. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, 29(1), 230-245. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjpc/zwab007

JYU authors or editors

Publication details

All authors or editors: Hansen, Dominique; Abreu, Ana; Ambrosetti, Marco; Cornelissen, Veronique; Gevaert, Andreas; Kemps, Hareld; Laukkanen, Jari A; Pedretti, Roberto; Simonenko, Maria; Wilhelm, Matthias; et al.

Journal or series: European Journal of Preventive Cardiology

ISSN: 2047-4873

eISSN: 2047-4881

Publication year: 2022

Publication date: 02/06/2021

Volume: 29

Issue number: 1

Pages range: 230-245

Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP)

Publication country: United Kingdom

Publication language: English

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjpc/zwab007

Publication open access: Openly available

Publication channel open access: Partially open access channel

Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/79875

Additional information: Reviewers: Constantinos H. Davos, Wolfram Doehner, Marie-Christine Iliou, Nicolle Kränkel, Heinz Völler, Massimo Piepoli.

Abstract

A proper determination of the exercise intensity is important for the rehabilitation of patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD) since it affects the effectiveness and medical safety of exercise training. In 2013, the European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC), together with the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation and the Canadian Association of Cardiac Rehabilitation, published a position statement on aerobic exercise intensity assessment and prescription in cardiovascular rehabilitation (CR). Since this publication, many subsequent papers were published concerning the determination of the exercise intensity in CR, in which some controversies were revealed and some of the commonly applied concepts were further refined. Moreover, how to determine the exercise intensity during resistance training was not covered in this position paper. In light of these new findings, an update on how to determine the exercise intensity for patients with CVD is mandatory, both for aerobic and resistance exercises. In this EAPC position paper, it will be explained in detail which objective and subjective methods for CR exercise intensity determination exist for aerobic and resistance training, together with their (dis)advantages and practical applications.

Keywords: cardiovascular diseases; rehabilitation; medical rehabilitation; exercise therapy; exercise (people); aerobic training; strength training

Free keywords: cardiovascular rehabilitation; exercise intensity; aerobic training; resistance training

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Ministry reporting: Yes

Reporting Year: 2022

JUFO rating: 1