Table 1 Essential components of cardiac rehabilitation

1) Identification and referral

1) Health behavior change and education.

1) Patient assessment with medical control

2) Multidisciplinary team

2) Lifestyle risk factor management:

physical activity and exercise training - healthy eating and body composition - tobacco cessation and relapse prevention

2) Physical activity counseling

3) Initial assessment

3) Psychosocial health

3) Exercise training

4) Delivery of programme

4)Medical risk management

4) Diet/nutritional counseling

5) Final assessment

5) Long-term strategies

5) Risk factor control

6) Audit and evaluation

6) Patient education

7) psychosocial management

8) vocational advice