Why the study?
Does a 3-month outpatient cardiac rehabilitation program improve cardiorespiratory function in patients after PTCA or CABG?
Population
44 patients with either a percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty or a coronary artery bypass grafting
Comparison
3-month outpatient cardiac rehabilitation… vs Pre-training baseline
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
3 months
Authors
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Greater VO2peak gains after CABG than PTCA with rehab; leaves open causality and selection effects in observational data.
Does a 3-month outpatient cardiac rehabilitation program improve cardiorespiratory function in patients after PTCA or CABG?
A 3-month cardiac rehabilitation program effectively enhances cardiorespiratory function in patients following PTCA or CABG, with CABG patients showing greater relative improvement.
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