Effects of Cardiac Rehabilitation in Diabetic Patients: Both Cardiac and Noncardiac Factors Determine Improvement in Exercise Capacity

ConclusionsDiabetics saw a significant benefit in quality of life, weight, exercise tolerance, and cardiac risk factors, but to a lesser extent when compared with nondiabetics. The mechanisms for poorer improvement in diabetics following CR also include noncardiac factors and require further study.

Source: Clinical Cardiology - January 22, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Mitchell St. Clair, Hardik Mehta, Matthew Sacrinty, Dominic Johnson, Killian Robinson Tags: Clinical Investigation Source Type: research