Cardiac rehabilitation is associated with an improvement in C-reactive protein levels in both men and women with cardiovascular disease
| Autor: | Lisa Hindman, James M. Falko, La Londe M, Richard Snow, Teresa Caulin-Glaser |
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| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
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Blood Glucose
Male medicine.medical_specialty medicine.medical_treatment Inflammation Disease Coronary Artery Disease Coronary artery disease Internal medicine medicine Humans Cardiac risk Rehabilitation Exercise Tolerance biology business.industry C-reactive protein Middle Aged medicine.disease Lipids Exercise Therapy C-Reactive Protein Cardiology biology.protein Female medicine.symptom Metabolic syndrome business Body mass index |
| Zdroj: | Journal of cardiopulmonary rehabilitation. 25(6) |
| ISSN: | 0883-9212 |
| Popis: | PURPOSE: Inflammation is involved in the development of atherosclerotic plaque. The most studied indicator of inflammation in coronary heart diseases (CHD) is C-reactive protein (CRP) which has prognostic significance in those with CHD. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of participation in cardiac rehabilitation (CR) on this marker of vascular inflammation, CRP. METHODS: We analyzed CRP levels in 172 patients with CHD who participated in a CR program. RESULTS: Men and women in CR demonstrated significant improvement in body mass index (-0.35, P = .002), exercise capacity (METs 1.8, P < .0001), HDL-C (1.8, P = .003), and CRP (-3.1, P = .003). The improvement in CRP was not significantly different based on age or the presence of metabolic syndrome. CONCLUSION: Participation in CR was associated with a marked improvement of cardiac risk factors and appears to independently decrease the level of CRP regardless of gender, age, or presence of metabolic syndrome. |
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