Exercise and exercise based cardiac rehabilitation in patients with cardiac diseases

Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is a multidisciplinary process for patients recovering after an acute cardiac event or with chronic cardiovascular disease that reduces mortality and morbidity and improves quality of life. It is considered a cost-effective intervention and is expressly indicated in the guidelines of the major medical societies. Thw area of CR is stikk under develped and the career across Europe is expected to grow and produce lot of job opportunities across. Cardiologists with a special training in cardiac rehabilitation have a critical role in supervising these programs or coordinate a cardiac rehabilitation center. In addition, since the population of patients with cardiovascular disease is increasing rapidly and prone to adverse events during exercise, other medical specialists with a focus in rehabilitation will gain a big precedence with this Mc.

Cardiac rehabilitation specialists can work in a variety of settings, including hospitals and cardiac centers and can choose from several different career tracks. Apart from the medical part, career options in the cardiac rehabilitation field can include nutritional counseling, nursing and physical therapy.  Registered nurses may meet with patients with heart disease to instruct them on what to do for recovery, such as getting rest, exercise, taking medications and adopting healthy lifestyle habits. Physical therapists can teach their patients exercises that can help them reduce pain and expand their range of motion and functional status after a cardiac event or guide the patient with chronic cardiovascular disease in the proper exercises to strengthen cardiovascular health. More importantly, this cardiac rehabilitation program will offer the graduates the expertise of prompt exercise counseling and advance their careers in new directions of UpToDate cardiovascular health and wellness.

The unique nature of the course will offer the opportunity to participate in research protocols and training projects  that will make this learning experience far exceeding a traditional Master degree route. Finally, It will provide skills and knowledge for entrance into academia and research development, or leadership areas of the field.