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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
Modified cardiac rehabilitation for obese patient with severe bilateral knee osteoarthritis
Journal of Clinical and Experimental Cardiology, Volume 5, No. 4, Year 2014
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This case report describes the presentation of an obese patient with status Post Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery (CABG), severe bilateral knee osteoarthritis who was enrolled into traditional outpatient cardiac rehabilitation program including both weight bearing and non weight bearing aerobic exercise then she developed severe knee pain and effusion after 2 sessions, she stopped the exercise and was treated by NSAID and rest for 2 weeks then her cardiac rehabilitation program has been modified to include non weight bearing aerobic exercise only and resistive exercise. After 36 sessions, there were marked improvements of all coronary risk factors. © 2014 Hussein NA, et al.
Authors & Co-Authors
Hussein, Naglaa A.
Egypt, Alexandria
Faculty of Medicine
Thomas, Mark
United States, New York
Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University
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Citations: 2
Authors: 2
Affiliations: 2
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Doi:
10.4172/2155-9880.1000303
Research Areas
Disability
Health System And Policy
Noncommunicable Diseases