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Inclusion/Exclusion Criteria

Inclusion criteria Acute myocardial infarction Coronary artery bypass graft surgery Obstructive coronary artery disease ± percutaneous coronary intervention Stable angina Cardiac valve repair/replacement Cardiac transplantation Congestive heart failure (NYHA II–III)

Exclusion criteria Staged per cutaneous coronary intervention with significant remaining lesion Decompensated heart failure (NYHA IV) Unstable angina Documented history of nonsustained VT, sustained VT, or VF without definitive treatment (anti-arrhythmic drugs, implantable cardiac-defibrillator, ablation) Documented history of recurrent syncope without definitive diagnosis and/or presently undergoing workup Symptomatic valvular disease Severe hypertension (SBP > 200 mm Hg or DBP > 100 mm Hg) Dementia/cognitive impairment Discharge to long-term skilled nursing facility (> 30 d) Significant movement disorder that interferes with exercise training 6-minute walk test < 75 m (postsurgical) or < 150 m (not postsurgical) Atrial arrhythmia not rate controlled Mobitz Type II or third-degree atrioventricular block without pacemaker

Abbreviations: DBP, diastolic blood pressure; NYHA, New York Heart Association; SBP, systolic blood pressure; VF, ventricular fibrillation; VT, ventricular tachycardia.