The May issue (Volume 46, No. 3) is now available for AACVPR members and JCRP subscribers.
Please see below for the full table of contents. You can access the Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention:
This month, we’re highlighting selected visual abstracts from articles published in this issue of JCRP. More visual abstracts can be viewed on JCRP’s social media accounts (linked above). We encourage you to follow JCRP on our social media platforms, and check out the full articles in JCRP!
Invited Editorial
- Expanding Pulmonary Rehabilitation Beyond COPD and Long COVID: Its Role in Comparative Evidence
Scientific Reviews
- A Contemporary Review of Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection: Clinical Care, Cardiac Rehabilitation, and Future Directions
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- Impact of Sternal Precautions on Clinical and Patient-Reported Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery via Sternotomy - A Scoping Review
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Original Investigations
- Comparative Efficacy of Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Patients with COPD, ILD, and Long Covid: Physical and Psychosocial Outcomes
- Verbal and Visuo-Graphic Measures of Illness Perceptions Predict Quality of Life and Symptoms Among Patients with Interstitial Lung Disease
- Assessing the Significance of Electrographically Positive Exercise Stress Tests in Patients Attending Cardiac Rehabilitation
- An Algorithm for the Optimal Location of Cardiac Rehabilitation Centers: A Spatial Perspective
- A Cross-Sectional Examination of Sex-based Differences in Cardiac Rehabilitation Participation From the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
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- Heart Rate Variability-Guided Exercise Training Compared to Standard Exercise Training in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease: A Randomized Clinical Trial
- Cascade of Cardiac Rehabilitation Referral, Enrollment, and Completion and its Major Predictors in a Large Hospital System
- Availability and Scope of U.S. Clinical Exercise Internship Experiences: A National Survey
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Research Letters
- Cardiovascular Rehabilitation Program in Pediatric and Young Adult Patients with Congenital Heart Disease - Single Center Four-Years Experience
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- Patients Who “No Show” in Cardiac Rehabilitation: Characteristics and Attendance
Infographics
- Mortality and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Relation to Cigarette Smoking and Secondhand Smoke: Salutary Impact of Smoking Bans
Upcoming Content
For upcoming content in the Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention:
Check out the Published Ahead of Print section for articles published ahead of the print version of JCRP.