Research progress in rehabilitation of cardiac exercise after percutaneous coronary intervention / 中国医师杂志

Coronary heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States and many developed countries. Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is an important means to treat coronary heart disease. However, PCI can not eliminate the risk factors of coronary heart disease. As an important auxiliary means of PCI, cardiac rehabilitation can significantly slow down the progress of atherosclerosis, reduce cardiovascular events, improve patients′ exercise tolerance and the quality of life of patients. It have been developing vigorously in developed countries and achieved remarkable results. This paper will review the effects of cardiac exercise rehabilitation and the research on cardiac exercise rehabilitation in different clinical stages.