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The Impacts of Cardiac Rehabilitation Program on Echocardiographic Parameters in Coronary Artery Disease Patients with Left Ventricular Dysfunction
Joint Authors
Sarrafzadegan, Nizal
Roohafza, Hamidreza
Garakyaraghi, Mohammad
Taghavi, Mahboobeh
Sadeghi, Masoumeh
Khosravi, Mohsen
Source
Cardiology Research and Practice
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-12-29
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
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<0.001), and the peak exercise capacity increased from 8.00 ± 2.56 to 10.08 ± 3.00 METs (P<0.001).
There was no significant change in LVEDD (54.63 ± 12.96 to 53.86 ± 8.95 mm, P=0.529) or in LVESD (38.91 ± 10.83 to 38.09 ± 9.04 mm, P=0.378) after rehabilitation.
Conclusion.
Exercise training in postmyocardial infarction patients with ventricular dysfunction could have beneficial effects on cardiac function without adversely affecting LV remodeling or causing serious cardiac complications.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Sadeghi, Masoumeh& Garakyaraghi, Mohammad& Khosravi, Mohsen& Taghavi, Mahboobeh& Sarrafzadegan, Nizal& Roohafza, Hamidreza. 2013. The Impacts of Cardiac Rehabilitation Program on Echocardiographic Parameters in Coronary Artery Disease Patients with Left Ventricular Dysfunction. Cardiology Research and Practice،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-454011
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Sadeghi, Masoumeh…[et al.]. The Impacts of Cardiac Rehabilitation Program on Echocardiographic Parameters in Coronary Artery Disease Patients with Left Ventricular Dysfunction. Cardiology Research and Practice No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-454011
American Medical Association (AMA)
Sadeghi, Masoumeh& Garakyaraghi, Mohammad& Khosravi, Mohsen& Taghavi, Mahboobeh& Sarrafzadegan, Nizal& Roohafza, Hamidreza. The Impacts of Cardiac Rehabilitation Program on Echocardiographic Parameters in Coronary Artery Disease Patients with Left Ventricular Dysfunction. Cardiology Research and Practice. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-454011
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-454011