Cardiac Rehabilitation: The United Kingdom and the United States
Authors: NANETTE K. WENGER
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1976)

Editorials1 February 1976Cardiac Rehabilitation: The United Kingdom and the United StatesNANETTE K. WENGER, M.D.NANETTE K. WENGER, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-84-2-214 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Excerpt"Rehabilitation . . . tends to be uneven and no firm policy has been adopted," "a tendency for some . . . patients to be unduly restricted for too long following myocardial infarction," and "cardiac rehabilitation is important and needs further work and research" equally well describe the status of rehabilitation for the cardiac patient, particularly the patient after myocardial infarction, in both the United Kingdom and the United States. Indeed, there is amazing congruence between the report of the Joint Working Party of the Royal College of Physicians of London and the British Cardiac Society, "Cardiac Rehabilitation1975" (J...References1. : Needs and Opportunities for Rehabilitation for the Coronary Heart Disease Patient, December 15 1974. Washington, D.C., Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Publication #(NIH) 75-750, 1974 Google Scholar2. A Programme for the Physical Rehabilitation of Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction. Freiburg, West Germany, Freiburg Working Group, EURO 5030(1), 1968 Google Scholar3. SEMPLEBLACKBURN TH: Myocardial Infarction. How to Prevent. How to Rehabilitate. I.S.C. Handbook 1973. Mannheim, West Germany, Boehringer, 1973 Google Scholar4. WENGER N: Coronary Care—Rehabilitation After Myocardial Infarction. Prepared for the Coronary Care Committee, Council on Clinical Cardiology and the Committee on Medical Education. Dallas, American Heart Association, #70-002C, 1973 Google Scholar5. A Handbook for Physicians. Prepared for the Central Committee for Medical and Community Program, Committee on Exercise, Exercise Testing and Training of Apparently Healthy Individuals. Dallas, American Heart Association, #70-008A, 1972 Google Scholar6. A Handbook for Physicians. Prepared for the Central Committee for Medical and Community Program, Committee on Exercise, Exercise Testing and Training of Individuals with Heart Disease or at High High Risk for its Development. Dallas, American Heart Association, #70-008B, 1975 Google Scholar7. NAUGHTONHELLERSTEIN JH: Exercise Testing and Exercise Training in Heart Disease, Airlie Conference. New York, Academic Press, 1973 Google Scholar8. 1973 Vocational Rehabilitation Act, Public Law 93-112, 1973 Google Scholar9. HELANDER E: Economic aspects of rehabilitation. Acta Cardiol (Brux) (suppl) 14:53, 1970 Google Scholar10. A Report of Benefits of the Rehabilitation Programme 1961-70. Canberra, National Heart Foundation of Australia Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Emory University School of Medicine Cardiac Clinics Grady Memorial Hospital Atlanta, Georgia PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByCardiac Rehabilitation 1 February 1976Volume 84, Issue 2Page: 214-216KeywordsCardiac rehabilitationMyocardial infarction Issue Published: 1 February 1976 PDF DownloadLoading ...