The fifth issue of 2026 (Volume 46, No. 5) 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. We encourage you to follow JCRP on our social media platforms to view more visual abstracts, and check out the full articles in JCRP!
Invited Commentary
- Exercise Training in High-Risk Populations: Implications for Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs
Scientific Reviews
- Hemodynamic Response During Different Modalities of Resistance Training in Patients With Cardiovascular Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
- Effects of Different Exercise Modalities on Cardiopulmonary Function and Pathological Ventricular Remodeling in Patients With Myocardial Infarction: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis
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Original Investigations
- Effects of Individualized Physical Activity Counseling Added to Pulmonary Rehabilitation on Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Exercise Motivation in Individuals with COPD: A Randomized Controlled Trial
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- Effectiveness of a Hybrid Cardiac Rehabilitation Program: A Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial
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- Guideline Directed Medical Therapies Among Patients With Heart Failure Enrolled in Cardiac Rehabilitation
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- It Was a Blur: A Qualitative Study of Barriers to Participation in Cardiac Rehabilitation Among Patients With Heart Failure
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- The Efficacy and Safety of Short-Term High- and Moderate-Intensity Interval Training in High Risk Patients With Cardiovascular Disease
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- Assessing the Exercise Intensity of Patients With Cardiovascular Disease: Development and Validation of a Treadmill Talk Test Protocol
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Research Letters
- The Association Between Cardiac Rehabilitation Completion and Quality of Life, Social Support, Depression, and Chronic Pain
- Blood Pressure Responses to Different Exercise Models in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease
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Online Only Content
- AACVPR 41st Annual Meeting Scientific Abstract Presentations
Upcoming Content
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Check out the Published Ahead of Print section for articles published ahead of the print version of JCRP.