Improved walking speed is associated with lower hospitalisation rates in patients in an exercise-based secondary prevention programme

Giovanni Grazzi; Gianni Mazzoni; Jonathan Myers; Luciano Codecà; Giovanni Pasanisi; Nicola Napoli; Franco Guerzoni; Stefano Volpato; Francesco Conconi; Giorgio Chiaranda

doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2015-309126

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Cardiac risk factors and prevention

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Improved walking speed is associated with lower hospitalisation rates in patients in an exercise-based secondary prevention programme

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Giovanni Grazzi Public Health Department, AUSL Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy Center of Biomedical Studies Applied to Sport, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Gianni Mazzoni Public Health Department, AUSL Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy Center of Biomedical Studies Applied to Sport, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Jonathan Myers Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, California, USA Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Luciano Codecà Center of Biomedical Studies Applied to Sport, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy Cardiovascular Secondary Prevention Program, Public Health Department, AUSL Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Giovanni Pasanisi Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, ‘Delta’ Hospital, AUSL Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Nicola Napoli Health Statistics Unit, University Hospital, Ferrara, Italy PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Franco Guerzoni Health Statistics Unit, University Hospital, Ferrara, Italy PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Stefano Volpato Department of Medical Science, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Francesco Conconi Center of Biomedical Studies Applied to Sport, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Giorgio Chiaranda General Directorship for Public Health and Integration Policy, Emilia-Romagna Region, Bologna, Italy PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Giovanni Grazzi, Center of Biomedical Studies Applied to Sport, University of Ferrara, Via Gramicia 35 Ferrara 44123, Italy; giovanni.grazzi{at}unife.it

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Grazzi G, Mazzoni G, Myers J, et al

Improved walking speed is associated with lower hospitalisation rates in patients in an exercise-based secondary prevention programme

Heart 2016;102:1902-1908.

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Received December 4, 2015
Revised June 10, 2016
Accepted June 10, 2016
First published July 7, 2016.

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November 11, 2016

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