Determining Target Heart Rate for Exercising in a Cardiac Rehabilitation Program: A Retrospective Study.

CONCLUSION:: In the observed population, a THR of 30% to 50% above RHR underestimated the THR range of 70% to 85% HRmax GXT but provided adequate exercise intensity for patients at the beginning of a CR program based on percentage HRmax GXT, RPE and MET levels. PMID: 24866048 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing - Category: Nursing Authors: Tags: J Cardiovasc Nurs Source Type: research