Exercise Prescription for the High-Risk Cardiac Patient is the first book to provide comprehensive coverage of exercise prescription for chronic heart failure and myocardial ischemia. Dr. Ray W. Squires, director of the Cardiovascular Health Clinic at the Mayo Clinic, reviews the disease processes, basic treatment, exercise physiology, and outpatient exercise rehabilitation of patients with chronic left ventricular dysfunction, myocardial ischemia, or both. Specific case examples are included to illustrate the practical aspects of assessment and formulation of rehabilitation plans.

Exercise training provides critical benefits for most cardiac patients. Exercise Prescription for the High-Risk Cardiac Patient offers in-depth information to help high-risk patients see improvement in areas such as aerobic exercise capacity, symptoms, and morbidity and mortality.

Exercise Prescription for the High-Risk Cardiac Patient is organized into five chapters: defining the high-risk patient, pathophysiology and treatment options, responses to acute exercise and exercise testing, benefits of exercise training, and suggestions for exercise programming.

Complete with dozens of helpful figures and tables, this book is specifically designed for cardiac rehabilitation specialists--MDs, nurses, physical therapists, and exercise physiologists.

Contents
Chapter 1. Defining the High-Risk Cardiac Patient

Clinical Prognostic Factors for Cardiac Patients (Risk Stratification)

Physical Activity and Exercise for Cardiac Patients

Exercise-Related Complications

Conclusion: The High-Risk Patient

References
Chapter 2. Pathophysiology and Treatment of Myocardial Ischemia and Chronic Heart Failure (Left Ventricular Dysfunction)

Coronary Atherosclerosis

Myocardial Ischemia

Treatment for Myocardial Ischemia

Left Ventricular Dysfunction and Chronic Heart Failure

Treatment of Chronic Heart Failure

References
Chapter 3. Acute Exercise and Exercise Testing in Myocardial Ischemia and Chronic Heart Failure

Acute Exercise Responses in Myocardial Ischemia

Graded Exercise Testing in Myocardial Ischemia

Acute Exercise Responses in Chronic Heart Failure

Graded Exercise Testing in Chronic Heart Failure

References
Chapter 4. Benefits of Exercise Training for High-Risk Cardiac Patients

Exercise Training in Patients With Myocardial Ischemia

Exercise Training and the Progression of Coronary Atherosclerosis

Exercise Training for Patients with Chronic Heart Failure

References
Chapter 5. Exercise Programming Suggestions

Exercise Intensity Prescription for Patients With Myocardial Ischemia

Exercise Programming for Patients With Chronic Heart Failure

Case Examples: Exercise Prescription and Risk Factor Management for High-Risk Cardiac Patients

References

Index

Ray W. Squires, PhD, is director of the Cardiovascular Health Clinic and associate professor of medicine at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. He combines ongoing research in chronic heart failure and heart transplantation with a strong clinical practice in which he sees patients on a daily basis. Dr. Squires also lectures extensively in the United States and Canada.

The author received his PhD in exercise physiology from The Pennsylvania State University. He has published more than 50 papers and written more than 15 book chapters, and he was named Outstanding Lecturer in Exercise Physiology at the Mayo School of Health-Related Sciences. Dr. Squires is a fellow of both the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation and the American College of Sports Medicine.

Dr. Squires lives in Rochester, Minnesota, with his wife, Julia. His leisure activities include reading, music, snow skiing, running, and hiking. He and his wife have four children-Lisa, Teresa, Melinda, and Craig.