Table 1.
Contraindications for cardiac rehabilitation.30
| Unstable angina |
| Uncontrolled hypertension (resting systolic blood pressure >180 mmHg and/or resting diastolic blood pressure >110 mmHg) |
| Orthostatic blood pressure drop of >20 mmHg with symptoms |
| Significant aortic stenosis (aortic valve area <1.0 cm2) |
| Uncontrolled atrial or ventricular arrhythmias |
| Uncontrolled sinus tachycardia (>120 beats min−1) |
| Uncompensated heart failure |
| Third-degree atrioventricular block without pacemaker |
| Active pericarditis or myocarditis |
| Recent embolism |
| Acute thrombophlebitis |
| Acute systemic illness or fever |
| Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus |
| Severe orthopedic conditions that would prohibit exercise |
| Other metabolic conditions, such as acute thyreoiditis, hypokalemia, hyperkalemia, or hypovolemia (until adequately treated) |
CR: cardiac rehabilitation.