Cardiac rehabilitation

Abstract

In the Republic of South Africa, ischaemic heart disease is the main cause of death amongst Whites in the age group 20 — 65 years. The percentage for ischaemic heart disease of all deaths from diseases of the circulatory system for Whites in the age group 25 — 34 is 63% for males and 21% for females. In the age group 35 — 44 the percentages are 77% for males and 34% for females (22, p.1025).