The purpose of this statement is to provide specific recommendations in regard to evaluation
and intervention in each of the core components of cardiac rehabilitation (CR) to assist CR …

Worldwide, each year more than 7 million people experience myocardial infarction, in which
one-year mortality rates are now in the range of 10%, but vary with patient characteristics …

The task of developing ESC Guidelines covers not only the integration of the most recent
research, but also the creation of educational tools and implementation programmes for the …

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) are uniquely capable of crossing germinative layers borders
(ie are able to differentiate towards ectoderm-, mesoderm-and endoderm-derived cytotypes) …

The European Society of Cardiology heart failure guidelines firmly recommend regular
physical activity and structured exercise training (ET), but this recommendation is still poorly …

Background—Nocturnal Cheyne-Stokes respiration (CSR) occurs frequently in patients with
chronic heart failure (CHF), and it may be associated with sympathetic activation. The aim of …

Despite major improvements in diagnostics and interventional therapies, cardiovascular
diseases remain a major health care and socio-economic burden both in western and …

Cardiac patients after an acute event and/or with chronic heart disease deserve special
attention to restore their quality of life and to maintain or improve functional capacity. They …

Background Secondary prevention is not adequately implemented after myocardial
infarction (MI). We assessed the effect on quality of care and prognosis of a long-term …

Background—The effects of exercise training (ET) on left ventricular (LV) remodeling in
chronic heart failure are not definitively established, and the safety of ET in these patients is …