The Impacts of Cardiac Rehabilitation Program on Echocardiographic Parameters in Coronary Artery Disease Patients with Left Ventricular Dysfunction

Introduction. The accurate impact of exercise on coronary artery disease (CAD) patients with left ventricular dysfunction is still debatable. We studied the effects of cardiac rehabilitation (CR) on echocardiography parameters in CAD patients with ventricular dysfunction. Methods. Patients with CAD...

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Published in:Cardiology Research and Practice 2013-01, Vol.2013 (2013), p.66-69
Main Authors: Khosravi, Mohsen, Sadeghi, Masoumeh, Roohafza, Hamidreza, Sarrafzadegan, Nizal, Taghavi, Mahboobeh, Garakyaraghi, Mohammad
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aerobics
Angioplasty
Beta blockers
Cardiac patients
Cardiovascular disease
Cardiovascular research
Care and treatment
Clinical Study
Coronary heart disease
Coronary vessels
Echocardiography
Ejection fraction
Exercise
Fitness equipment
Health aspects
Heart failure
Heart rate
Heart surgery
Heart ventricle, Left
Metabolism
Morbidity
Mortality
Patient outcomes
Patients
Physical fitness
Rehabilitation
Smoking cessation
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Summary:Introduction. The accurate impact of exercise on coronary artery disease (CAD) patients with left ventricular dysfunction is still debatable. We studied the effects of cardiac rehabilitation (CR) on echocardiography parameters in CAD patients with ventricular dysfunction. Methods. Patients with CAD who had ventricular dysfunction were included into an exercise-based rehabilitation program and received rehabilitation for eight weeks. All subjects underwent echocardiography before and at the end of the rehabilitation program. The echocardiography parameters, including left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), LV end-diastolic (LVEDD) and end-systolic diameters (LVESD), and peak exercise capacity measured in metabolic equivalents (METs), were assessed. Results. Seventy patients (mean age = 57.5 ± 10.2 years, 77.1% males) were included into the study. At the end of rehabilitation period, the LVEF increased from 45.14 ± 5.77% to 50.44 ± 8.70% (P
ISSN:2090-0597
2090-8016
2090-0597
DOI:10.1155/2013/201713