Characteristics, difficulties and implementation strategies of cardiac rehabilitation in the elderly / 中华老年医学杂志

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.