Trine Moholdt, Inger Lise Aamot, Ingrid Granøien, Lisbeth Gjerde, Gitte Myklebust, Liv Walderhaug, Line Brattbakk, Torstein Hole, Torbjørn Graven, Tomas O Stølen, Brage H Amundsen, Harald Edvard Mølmen-Hansen, Asbjørn Støylen, Ulrik Wisløff, Stig A Slørdahl
OBJECTIVE: Exercise capacity strongly predicts survival and aerobic interval training (AIT) increases peak oxygen uptake effectively in cardiac patients. Usual care in Norway provides exercise training at the hospitals following myocardial infarction (MI), but the effect and actual intensity of these rehabilitation programmes are unknown. DESIGN: Randomized controlled trial. SETTING: Hospital cardiac rehabilitation. SUBJECTS: One hundred and seven patients, recruited two to 12 weeks after MI, were randomized to usual care rehabilitation or treadmill AIT...
January 2012: Clinical Rehabilitation