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January 1, 1997Canadian Respiratory JournalOpen Access

Changes in the Cardiopulmonary Response to Exercise after Cardiac Transplantation in Patients Enrolled in an Early Rehabilitation Program

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Why the study?

Does cardiac transplantation followed by an early rehabilitation program improve cardiopulmonary exercise response in patients with end-stage cardiac failure?

Population

19 patients with end-stage cardiac failure who underwent cardiac transplantation and were enrolled in an…

Comparison

Cardiac transplantation and early rehabilitation… vs Pre-transplantation baseline

Design

Cohort

Follow-up

12 months

Authors

LBLizanne M. BussièresPPPeter W. PflugfelderATAlbert W. Taylor

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Overview

Exercise capacity improves modestly with post-transplant rehab but stays subnormal; leaves open need for adjunctive strategies in prospective trials.

Structured PICO

Does cardiac transplantation followed by an early rehabilitation program improve cardiopulmonary exercise response in patients with end-stage cardiac failure?

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Population
19 patients with end-stage cardiac failure who underwent cardiac transplantation and were enrolled in an early rehabilitation program in the first three months post-transplantation.
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Intervention
Cardiac transplantation and early rehabilitation program
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Comparator
Pre-transplantation baseline
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Outcome
Peak oxygen uptake (VO2 max) during graded cycle exercise testsurrogate

Cardiac transplantation followed by early rehabilitation significantly improves exercise capacity and cardiopulmonary responses by 3 months, though VO2 max remains below normal predicted values at 1 year.

Cite This Study

Bussières et al. (1997) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1d0185e19a8dd1302f1efehttps://doi.org/10.1155/1997/834032
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