Exercise rehabilitation(ER) is a comprehensive lifestyle program that reduces morbidity and mortality in cardiovascular patients. It is especially beneficial for elderly patients with stable coronary artery disease. Paradoxically, application of ER is still too poorly implemented in elderly patients with stable coronary artery disease. Therefore, the Chinese expert consensus on exercise rehabilitation of elderly patients with stable coronary artery disease was formulated to provide the technical principles for ER in elderly patients with stable coronary artery disease. In this review, the key contents of consensus are interpreted in detail.

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