Determinants of Functional Improvement After Cardiac Rehabilitation in Acute Coronary Syndrome.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is an effective tool for secondary prevention after acute coronary syndrome (ACS).

Aim

Aim of our study was to find the significant determinants of exercise capacity (evaluated with the six-minute walking test-6-MWT) and functional improvement in patients undergoing CR after an ACS.

Methods

The study group included 298 patients (mean age 61.6 ± 10.2 years; males 80.2%) who, after ACS, were enrolled in CR program at Niguarda Hospital in Milan from 2015 to 2018. For all patients, we collected anamnestic, clinical and instrumental cardiological data. All patients performed a 6-MWT at the beginning (6-MWT-1) and at the end (6-MWT-2) of CR program. Δ meters were used to represent functional improvement.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Bianchi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8590661 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature