Exercise therapy after coronary artery bypass graft surgery: a randomized comparison of a high and low frequency exercise therapy program Inge D van der Peijl, MS, Thea P.M Vliet Vlieland, MD, PhD, Michel I.M Versteegh, MD, Judith J Lok, PhD, Marten Munneke, MS, Robert A.E Dion, MD, PhD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 77, Issue 5, Pages 1535-1541 (May 2004) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2003.10.091
Fig 1 Randomization and time table of the trial. (HF = high frequency group; LF = low frequency group.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2004 77, 1535-1541DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2003.10.091)
Fig 2 Trial profile. (CABG = coronary artery bypass graft; HF = high frequency group; LF = low frequency group; +WE = including the weekend; −WE = not in the weekend.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2004 77, 1535-1541DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2003.10.091)
Fig 3 Results of the HF and LF groups for the five clinical activity milestones: bed to chair (A), walking in the room (B), walking at the ward (C), taking part in exercise group (D), and climbing stairs (E). (HF = high frequency group [straight line]; LF = low frequency group [dashed line].) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2004 77, 1535-1541DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2003.10.091)