The preventive cardiology program has developed a supervised exercise class at multiple locations throughout the metro Detroit Area. Their PREVENT program might allow for patients that otherwise might not qualify for pulmonary rehabilitation to enroll in scheduled exercise classes. Please consider if your patient might qualify and benefit from this program. Here is the brochure […]
Category: Exercise
Contraindications to Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing (ATS-ACCP Guidelines)
Because exercise tests have been performed on patients who had absolute contraindications based on the ATS-ACCP guidelines (Am J Respir Crit Care Med Vol 167. pp 211–277, 2003), the attached table should be used as a reference on who can/cannot have a cardiopulmonary exercise test. All the pulmonary guidelines and references are available on the […]