Cardiac Rehabilitation and Physical Performance in Patients after Myocardial Infarction: Preliminary Research

Journal of Clinical Medicine

Sebastian Glowinski¹  Agnieszka Grochulska²  Aleksandra Bryndal² 

[1] Department of Mechatronics and Automatics, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Koszalin University of Technology, 75453 Koszalin, Poland;Department of Physiotherapy, Institute of Health Sciences, Slupsk Pomeranian University, 76200 Slupsk, Poland;

关键词: cardiac rehabilitation;    cardiovascular diseases;    exercise training;    myocardial infarction;    physical capacity;   

DOI  :  10.3390/jcm10112253

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

(1) Background: Cardiovascular diseases, in particular, myocardial infarction (MI), are the main threats to human health in modern times. Cardiac rehabilitation (CR), and especially increased physical activity, significantly prevent the consequences of MI. The aim of this study was to assess physical performance in patients after MI before and after CR. (2) Methods: 126 patients after MI were examined. They were admitted to the cardiac rehabilitation ward twice: in the 3rd month after MI, and then in the 6th month after the last rehabilitation session. CR lasted 20 treatment days (4 weeks with 5 treatment days and 2 days’ break). The exercise stress test on the treadmill and a 6-minute walk test (6MWT) were used to assess physical performance. Patients were assigned to an appropriate rehabilitation model due to their health condition. (3) Results: In the studied group, the exercise stress test time and the metabolic equivalent of task (MET), the maximal oxygen consumption (VO2max), and 6MWT score increased significantly (p = 0.0001) at two time-points of observation. (4) Conclusion: CR significantly improves physical performance in patients after MI.

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