Searched CINAHL and PubMed for the concepts of mobility training, physical therapy, and cardiac patients.

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Mendes RG, Short-term supervised inpatient physiotherapy exercise protocol improves cardiac autonomic function after coronary artery bypass graft surgery–a randomised controlled trial. Disabil Rehabil. 2010;32(16):1320-7.

Höfer S, Cardiac rehabilitation in Austria: long term health-related quality of life outcomes.Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009 Dec 8;7:99.

Kocur P, Effects of Nordic walking training on exercise capacity and fitness in men participating in early, short-term inpatient cardiac rehabilitation after an acute coronary syndrome–a controlled trial.Clin Rehabil. 2009 Nov;23(11):995-1004. Epub 2009 Sep 28.

Polcaro P Left-ventricular function and physical performance on the 6-min walk test in older patients after inpatient cardiac rehabilitation.Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2008 Jan;87(1):46-52; quiz 53-6, 83.

Reibis R,Implementation of evidence-based therapy in patients with systolic heart failure from 1998-2000.Clin Res Cardiol. 2006 Mar;95(3):154-61. Epub 2006 Jan 19.

Spencer FA, Temporal trends and associated factors of inpatient cardiac rehabilitation in patients with acute myocardial infarction: a community-wide perspective. J Cardiopulm Rehabil. 2001 Nov-Dec;21(6):377-84.

Cupples SA.Inpatient cardiac rehabilitation. Patient education implementation and documentation. J Cardiopulm Rehabil. 1995 Nov-Dec;15(6):412-7.

Elokda A; The physical therapist’s role in phase one cardiac rehabilitation. Acute Care Perspectives, 2005 Winter; 14(4): 1, 3-9