Safety and Efficacy of an Early Home-Based Walking Program After Receipt of an Initial Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator

Objective To assess the safety and efficacy of an early home-based walking program for first-time implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) recipients. Design Pre-post intervention trial. Setting Institutional and private practice. Participants Cardiac patients (N=301) with an initial ICD implantation for primary or secondary prevention; able to read, speak, and write English; and having access to telephone. Interventions Early home-based...