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A New Look at the Importance of Multidisciplinary Group Interventions in Cardiac Rehabilitation

Gabrielle de Souza Rocha et al. Julio Cesar Fraulob Aquino

Chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the main cause of death worldwide, being responsible for premature deaths, loss of quality of life, with great socioeconomic impact. More than 17 million (around 45%) of NCD deaths in the world are caused by cardiovascular (CV) diseases. Similar findings are found in Brazil, where 72% of all deaths are attributed to NCDs, 30% due to CV disease.

There is increasing evidence that staying physically active contributes to preserve and recover physical and emotional health, and that a sedentary lifestyle is strongly related to CV disease and early mortality. In this context, the benefits of CV rehabilitation, with emphasis on physical exercise, have emerged in the literature, and correlated with a reduction in CV morbidity and mortality, significant improvement of quality of life and longer life expectancy.

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