Why the study?
Does a 3-month cardiac rehabilitation program alter the clinical and biochemical factors affecting 6-minute walk test results in patients after CABG?
Population
56 patients who have undergone coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery
Comparison
3-month cardiac rehabilitation program vs Baseline (before cardiac rehabilitation)
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
3 months (90 days)
Authors
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6MWT may better reflect fitness after cardiac rehabilitation in post-CABG patients; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation.
Does a 3-month cardiac rehabilitation program alter the clinical and biochemical factors affecting 6-minute walk test results in patients after CABG?
Cardiac rehabilitation increases the reliability of the 6-minute walk test in post-CABG patients by reducing the confounding impact of pulmonary function.
Hayta et al. (2017) studied this question.
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