Table 3 Providing a pre-exercise certificate to general population and cardiac patients. Certificate for Cardiac patient
Negative Exercise stress test (ergometry) in the last year? | 64.3 % |
Negative Exercise stress test (ergometry) in the last two years? | 31.6 % |
Negative Exercise stress test (ergometry) in the last five years? | 4.2 % |
Do you provide Ischemic Cardiac patients (Angioplasty, CABG, positive stress test) with a pre-exercise certificate? | |
Yes - 5.3 % | |
Yes, under the limitations I explain – 18.0 % | |
No, I refer to a sports physician – 12.0 % | |
No, I refer to a cardiologist −53.4 % | |
No, I refer to a cardiac rehabilitation program (exercise under medical supervision) – 11.3 % | |