The current state of cardiac rehabilitation: problems and prospects.

Abstract

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) cause more than 30% of all deaths worldwide. This indicator reaches 39%-47% (for females and males, respectively) in Europe, and most deaths in the United States are due a CVD. The annual global number of CVD deaths more than 17 million. Predispositions and risk factors of CVDs on a behavioral, biological, and social level were confirmed and implemented into primary and secondary preventive programs. The aim of the study. To describe structures, variants and methods of cardiac rehabilitation in general and discuss their advantages and disadvantages as well as perspectives of improvement patient’s adherence.