Why the study?
Does moderate recreational swimming affect physiological parameters and tolerability in CHD patients compared to healthy controls?
Population
33 subjects total: 25 patients with coronary heart disease and 8 healthy control subjects.
Comparison
Moderate recreational swimming at a mean time of… vs Healthy control subjects undergoing the same…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Caution advised for moderate swimming in marked left heart damage; leaves open prospective safety assessment in CHD.
Does moderate recreational swimming affect physiological parameters and tolerability in CHD patients compared to healthy controls?
Moderate recreational swimming exerts a high physiological demand equivalent to >100-175 W on ergometry, which may cause overexertion and arrhythmias in CHD patients with marked left heart damage.
M Samek (1990) studied this question.
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