A 78-year-old retired man has a 10-year history of essential hypertension and aortic valve regurgitation. Since retirement, he has lived a sedentary life and gained 15 lb (6.75 kg). Lately he has considered starting an exercise program and wisely sought medical advice before beginning a program. He is concerned about his “heart condition” and would like to know what type of exercise he can engage in and the length and frequency of the sessions. On physical examination, the blood pressure was 130/70 mm Hg in both arms; the lungs were normal on auscultation; the heart rate was 80 beats/minute, and a grade 2/6 aortic regurgitant murmur was heard over the aortic area with radiation to the fourth left parasternal inter-costal space. There were S4, S1, and S2 heart sounds. The aortic valve regurgitation was hemodynamically stable; the end-systolic and end-diastolic left ventricular cavity diameters and...
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1 May 2002
Cardiology Casebook|
May 01 2002
Retirement Is No Excuse for Physical Inactivity or Isolation
Kathryn Buchanan Keller, RN, PhD;
Kathryn Buchanan Keller, RN, PhD
Florida Atlantic University College of Nursing, Boca Raton, Fla (KBK) and the Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Fla (LL).
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Louis Lemberg, MD
Louis Lemberg, MD
Florida Atlantic University College of Nursing, Boca Raton, Fla (KBK) and the Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Fla (LL).
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Am J Crit Care (2002) 11 (3): 270–272.
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Kathryn Buchanan Keller, Louis Lemberg; Retirement Is No Excuse for Physical Inactivity or Isolation. Am J Crit Care 1 May 2002; 11 (3): 270–272. doi: https://doi.org/10.4037/ajcc2002.11.3.270
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