Cardiac Rehabilitation Glossary

Metabolic equivalents used to measure exercise intensity in cardiac rehabilitation programs.

Death of heart muscle tissue due to inadequate blood supply, commonly known as a heart attack.

The amount of oxygen required by the heart muscle to maintain cardiac function during rest and activity.

Individualized dietary education and guidance provided to cardiac rehabilitation patients to optimize cardiovascular hea...

New York Heart Association functional classification system that categorizes heart failure patients by symptom severity...

Standardized questionnaires completed by patients to assess symptoms, functional status, and quality of life changes dur...

Percutaneous coronary intervention, a minimally invasive cardiac procedure that is a common indication for rehabilitatio...

The ratio of carbon dioxide production to oxygen consumption at peak exercise, indicating metabolic effort level.

Inpatient cardiac rehabilitation beginning immediately post-event while the patient is still hospitalized.

The supervised outpatient cardiac rehabilitation phase occurring 2-12 weeks post-cardiac event.

Long-term maintenance cardiac rehabilitation occurring in community-based settings after completion of formal supervised...

Long-term maintenance phase of cardiac rehabilitation focusing on independent exercise and lifestyle management.

Evaluation of psychological and social factors affecting a cardiac patient's rehabilitation participation and outcomes.

A subjective scale used to monitor exercise intensity during cardiac rehabilitation sessions.

Heart rate multiplied by systolic blood pressure, used as an indicator of myocardial oxygen consumption.

Evaluation of a cardiac patient's physical and cognitive readiness to resume occupational activities following a cardiac...

Process of categorizing cardiac patients by their risk level for adverse events during exercise participation.

Rate of Perceived Exertion scale used to monitor exercise intensity based on patient's subjective assessment.

Interventions aimed at preventing recurrent cardiac events in patients with established cardiovascular disease.

Structured behavioral intervention provided to cardiac rehabilitation patients to achieve and maintain tobacco abstinenc...

Electrocardiographic finding indicating myocardial ischemia, characterized by downward displacement of the ST segment.

Structured physical activity performed under direct clinical supervision with continuous monitoring of vital signs and s...

The prescribed range of heart rates at which a cardiac rehabilitation patient should exercise to achieve optimal trainin...

Continuous ECG monitoring during exercise sessions to detect cardiac rhythm abnormalities in real-time.