Áhrif hjartaendurhæfingar HL-stöðvarinnar eftir kransæðahjáveituaðgerð eða annað kransæðainngrip

Autor: Gunnar Guðmundsson, Mundína Ásdis Kristinsdóttir, Erlingur Johannsson, Friða Dröfn Ammendrup
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Læknablaðið. 2015:511-516
ISSN: 0023-7213
DOI: 10.17992/lbl.2015.11.50
Popis: INTRODUCTION Cardiac rehabilitation is a well-established treatment for patients with coronary artery disease but limited information is available for Icelandic patients. The aim of this study was to investigate whether Phase II cardiac rehabilitation at the HL rehabilitation center was improving physical health and quality of life of patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS Patients that had undergone coronary artery intervention were invited to participate. There were 64 participants (of 65 invited) that started in the study and 48 that finished. On average participants attended 2.1 sessions pr. week, for 8.4 weeks. Measurements performed: endurance (W/kg), blood pressure and pulse responses from an exercise test and body mass index (kg/m2). To measure health related quality of life the SF-36v2 questionnaire was used. RESULTS Endurance improved by 14.4% (p
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