Why the study?
Does a medically supervised exercise program improve oxygen uptake and ischemia in male patients after coronary artery bypass surgery?
Population
53 male volunteers who had undergone coronary artery bypass surgery, approximately one third of whom had…
Comparison
Medically supervised exercise program for one… vs Usual community care (N=25).
Design
RCT, Randomized (method not specified)
Follow-up
1 year
Authors
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Supervised exercise boosts fitness after CABG; reinforces cardiac rehabilitation for male surgical patients.
Does a medically supervised exercise program improve oxygen uptake and ischemia in male patients after coronary artery bypass surgery?
A medically supervised exercise program significantly improves oxygen uptake and lowers resting heart rate in male patients following coronary artery bypass surgery.
Victor F. Froelicher (1985) studied this question.
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