Home-based cardiac rehabilitation and relaxation therapy to manage symptoms in women with cardiac syndrome X: shortterm results of a randomized clinical trial

Home-based cardiac rehabilitation and relaxation therapy to manage symptoms in women with cardiac syndrome X: short-term results of a randomized clinical trial Chiman Ghaderi1*, Aram Feizi2, Mohadese Babaie1, Mohammad Ahmadpour3, Mohammad R. Dehghani 4, Siamak Sheikhi5, Hamid R. Khalkhali6 1 PhD Student of nursing, Student Research Committee, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. 2 PhD, Assistant Professor of Nursing, Nursing and Midwifery Faculty, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran 3 Ph.D Student, Department of Health Education and Promotion, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 4 Cardiologist, Assistant Professor, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran 5 PhD of Psychology, Assistant Professor, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran 6 Biostatistics and Epidemiolpgy, Assistant Professor, Urmia university of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran Background: Cardiac Syndrome X (CSX) is defined as an absence of significant coronary disease in the patients with chest pain, positive exercise test and normal coronary arteries in angiography. It is a relatively common disorder, and still not much is known about the etiology or its pathophysiology, which makes it difficult to cure. Objectives: The present study aimed to assess the effects of phase III cardiac rehabilitation exercise program and relaxation therapy, as non-pharmacological methods,