I have an arrhythmia. Do I need Cardiac Rehabilitation ?

Abstract

This review shows that cardiac rehabilitation is not contraindicated in patients with arrhythmias; furthermore, it may be beneficial in reducing the number and severity of arrhythmia episodes. We will briefly describe the most common cardiac arrhythmias for which there is information in the medical literature related to inclusion in a rehabilitation program: inappropriate sinus tachycardia, atrial fibrillation, premature atrial contractions, atrial flutter, premature ventricular beats, ventricular tachycardia. All these data support the use of cardiac rehabilitation for patients with arrhythmia even though this is underused and underappreciated by many clinicians.

Keywords

• cardiac rehabilitation
• arrhythmia
• atrial fibrillation
• ventricular premature beats
• ventricular tachycvardia
• atrial premature beats
• physical activity