Key result
Cardiac rehabilitation for 8-12 weeks increased average treadmill time from 7.76 to 9.56 minutes (p<0.001) and significantly decreased plasma total cholesterol, LDL, and triglycerides.
Why the study?
Does cardiac rehabilitation improve functional capacity and lipid profiles in patients following coronary interventions?
Population
Patients following coronary interventions
Comparison
Cardiac rehabilitation for 8-12 weeks, including… vs Pre-rehabilitation baseline
Design
Cross-sectional, Randomly referred to cardiac rehabilitation
Follow-up
8-12 weeks
Authors
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May improve treadmill time and lipids post coronary intervention; hypothesis-generating and requires randomized trials before practice change.
Cross-Sectional
Does cardiac rehabilitation improve functional capacity and lipid profiles in patients following coronary interventions?
Absolute Event Rate: 9.56% vs 7.76%
p-value: p=<0.001
Cardiac rehabilitation for 8-12 weeks significantly improves functional capacity, lipid profiles, and psychological well-being in patients following coronary interventions.
Toufan et al. (2009) conducted a cross-sectional in Coronary Artery Disease. Cardiac rehabilitation vs. Baseline (pre-rehabilitation) was evaluated on Average time on treadmill (p=<0.001). Cardiac rehabilitation for 8-12 weeks increased average treadmill time from 7.76 to 9.56 minutes (p<0.001) and significantly decreased plasma total cholesterol, LDL, and triglycerides.
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