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Table 1 Inclusion and exclusion criteria

From: Psychodynamic Motivation and Training program (PMT) for the secondary prevention in patients with stable coronary heart disease: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial of feasibility and effects

Inclusion criteria:

 

1.

Stable coronary heart disease with CCS functional classification of angina class I to III

2.

Low self-rated physical activity

3.

Condition after percutaneous coronary intervention > 4 weeks until < 26 weeks or > 52 weeks after index percutaneous coronary intervention

4.

Residence < 50 km radius of the study center (city of Mainz)

5.

If treatment with beta blockers or ivabradine then stable > 4 weeks

Exclusion criteria:

 

1.

Acute coronary syndrome or myocardial infarction < 8 weeks

2.

Coronary stenosis of the dominant vessel > 25% or high grade stenosis of the left coronary artery

3.

Heart failure with left ventricular ejection fraction < 40%

4.

NYHA III to IV

5.

Severe heart valve disorder

6.

Insulin dependent diabetes

7.

Orthopedic or other disorders, which preclude regular physical activity

8.

Coronary artery bypass surgery < 6 months before index PCI

9.

Severe obesity (BMI ≥ 40)

10.

Need for systemic immunosuppression with cortisone or methotrexate

11.

Kidney failure with need for dialysis

12.

Intake of nitrates < 12 hours

  1. CCS severity of angina according to the Canadian Cardiovascular Society, NYHA symptoms of heart failure according to the New York Heart Association, PCI percutaneous coronary intervention.