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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Storm Newton

Experts share the everyday habit that can slash hospital risk for heart patients

Researchers say prescribing exercise to people with heart problems could slash hospital admissions, with home-based digital programmes just as beneficial as in-person sessions.

Experts at the University of Glasgow analysed 107 trials involving 26,886 people with coronary heart disease, which happens when fatty deposits narrow or block the arteries that supply blood to the heart. Most patients had had a heart attack, experienced chest pain, or undergone a heart procedure.

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