@article{Mazza_Camera_Maestri_Longoni_Patrignani_Gualco_Opasich_Cobelli_2016, title={Elderly patient-centered rehabilitation after cardiac surgery}, volume={68}, url={https://www.monaldi-archives.org/macd/article/view/467}, DOI={10.4081/monaldi.2007.467}, abstractNote={The rate of over-70 year post-surgery patients referred to the Cardiac Rehabilitation Units is increasing. Strategies designed to encourage and facilitate participation in rehabilitation programs in the elderly should be developed. Aim of this paper is to present our elderly-centered program, specifically designed on patient’s needs and frailty, and its short- and medium-term results in 160 consecutive over-70 year patients, admitted in our Cardiac Rehabilitation Unit soon after cardiac surgery. The program was safe, well accepted by the patients, and effective in improving objective and subjective functional status.}, number={1}, journal={Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease}, author={Mazza, Antonio and Camera, Federica and Maestri, Antonella and Longoni, Francesco and Patrignani, Anna and Gualco, Alessandra and Opasich, Cristina and Cobelli, Franco}, year={2016}, month={Feb.} }