Key result
Chair aerobics as low-intensity exercise training increased walking distance by a mean of 91.86 meters and improved resting heart rate and systolic blood pressure in post-CABG patients.
Why the study?
Does chair aerobics as low intensity exercise training improve heart rate, blood pressure, and six-minute walk distance in post-CABG patients during phase I cardiac rehabilitation?
Does chair aerobics as low intensity exercise training improve heart rate, blood pressure, and six-minute walk distance in post-CABG patients during phase I cardiac rehabilitation?
Chair aerobics as a low-intensity exercise during phase I cardiac rehabilitation significantly improves heart rate, systolic blood pressure, and functional capacity in post-CABG patients.
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May support chair aerobics in phase I post-CABG rehab; leaves open confirmation by randomized trials.
Background and Aims: Cardiac Rehabilitation after Coronary arteries bypass graft (CABG) surgery is known to have several favorable effects. Aerobics exercise in the form of chair aerobics shown to have beneficial effects with little evidence. The purpose of the present study was to demonstrate the effect of chair aerobics as low intensity exercise training in heart rate, blood pressure and six minute walk distance in post CABG patients during phase I cardiac rehabilitation. Methods: It was a single centre, prospective study carried out in Indian tertiary care set-up. Fifty patients post CABG patients were included. Chair aerobics as a low intensity exercise training was given. Pre and post-exercise outcome measurements in the form of heart rate, blood pressure and six-minute walk distance test were recorded. Results: The study showed statistically significant difference in systolic blood pressure (p= 0.018), heart rate (p≤0.001) and increase in six minute walk distance (p≤0.001). Conclusion: Chair aerobics as low intensity exercise training demonstrated improvement in heart rate, systolic blood pressure and six minute walk distance test in subjects with CABG through phase I cardiac rehabilitation. Nepalese Heart Journal 2016; 13(1) 19-23
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Thapa et al. (2016) studied Post Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery (n=50). Chair aerobics vs. Baseline (pre-intervention) was evaluated on Six minute walk distance (meters) (MD 91.86, p=<0.001). Chair aerobics as low-intensity exercise training increased walking distance by a mean of 91.86 meters and improved resting heart rate and systolic blood pressure in post-CABG patients.
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