Is leptin better than any other biological parameter for monitoring the efficacy of renutrition in hospitalized malnourished elderly patients?
Serum leptin is a more appropriate parameter than transthyretin for monitoring renutrition.
Cardiac rehabilitation after MI and CABG significantly improved exercise capacity and general health and well-being. No significant differences were detected between groups undergoing a 10-week or 4-week course. These preliminary data suggest that shortened courses of CR may be beneficial to cardiac patients and such courses may also facilitate more widespread use of CR.