Hemorheological and cardiovascular effects of exercise training in the rehabilitation of elderly patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
| Autor: | Carmine La Marca, Giovanni Verrazzo, Michele Varricchio, S. Guastafierro, Giovanna Esposito, Dario Giugliano, L. Coppola, Rito Mazzarelli, Riccardo Giunta |
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| Rok vydání: | 1999 |
| Předmět: |
Aging
medicine.medical_specialty COPD Health (social science) Rehabilitation medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Blood viscosity Hematocrit medicine.disease Blood pressure Internal medicine Cardiology medicine Breathing Physical therapy Platelet Geriatrics and Gerontology Respiratory system business Gerontology |
| Zdroj: | Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics. 28:1-8 |
| ISSN: | 0167-4943 |
| Popis: | The purpose of this study is to evaluate hemorheological effects of a single exercise respiratory session (SERS), in the rehabilitation of elderly patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Fifteen elderly patients with COPD and 15 controls, matched for demographic variables and body habitus, were submitted to a single session of relaxation and unsupported upper-extremity exercise, coordinated with breathing. We measured hemogasanalytical and cardiovascular parameters: hematocrit value, platelet aggregation, beta-TG and PF(4) plasma levels, blood viscosity and erythrocyte filterability. In both groups, SERS significantly decreased platelet aggregation (P0.05), beta-TG and PF(4) plasma levels (P0.05). Erythrocyte filterability and diastolic blood pressure showed a trend to increase in both groups but reached a significant difference in patients with COPD only. Respiratory exercise has a positive influence on platelet and hemorheological parameters in the elderly with COPD. The increase of diastolic blood pressure requires active surveillance. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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