Why the study?
Does a 3-month exercise training program alone improve coronary risk factors and body composition in patients with coronary artery disease?
Population
82 patients with coronary artery disease (23 females and 59 males), mean age 61.2 +/- 12.2 years
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
3 months
Authors
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Exercise alone may improve fitness and HDL in CAD; leaves open effects on other risk factors without adjunctive therapies.
Does a 3-month exercise training program alone improve coronary risk factors and body composition in patients with coronary artery disease?
Exercise training alone over 3 months provides modest improvements in aerobic capacity and HDL-cholesterol but does not significantly alter other major coronary risk factors, emphasizing the need for concurrent dietary and medical therapies.
Brochu et al. (2000) studied this question.
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