| Theme | Rehabilitation therapy in dialysis patients -- training and support | |
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| Title | Cardiac rehabilitation | |
| Publish Date | 2018/02 | |
| Author | Shigeru Makita | Department of Cardiac Rehabilitation, Saitama Medical University International Medical Center |
| [ Summary ] | Exercise has favorable effects on reducing cardiovascular diseases, inflammation, muscle atrophy, hypertension, and diabetes, in addition to increasing physical function, strength, and cardiovascular capacity. Despite the vast range of severity of kidney disease (e.g., predialysis, dialysis, and transplant), exercise has a potential role in all patients having this condition ; and cardiac rehabilitation should be applied in this field. | |