Key result
Protocol-guided phase-1 cardiac rehab linked to ~31% faster return to baseline post-6MWT versus historical controls.
Why the study?
Does protocol-guided phase-1 cardiac rehabilitation improve exercise recovery and perceived exertion in patients with STEMI?
Population
30 patients with ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction in a rural Indian hospital
Comparison
Phase-1, exercise-based, protocol-guided cardiac… vs Historical controls
Design
Cohort, non-randomized
Follow-up
at discharge
Authors
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May support faster post-6MWT recovery with protocol-guided phase-1 CR in STEMI; hypothesis-generating and requires randomized confirmation before practice change.
Observational (n=30)
No
Does protocol-guided phase-1 cardiac rehabilitation improve exercise recovery and perceived exertion in patients with STEMI?
Absolute Event Rate: 5.47% vs 7.93%
p-value: p=< 0.01
Protocol-guided phase-1 cardiac rehabilitation in rural STEMI patients safely improves heart rate and blood pressure recovery following exercise.
Babu et al. (2010) conducted an observational in ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) (n=30). Phase-1, exercise-based, protocol-guided cardiac rehabilitation vs. Historical controls was evaluated on Time to return to baseline parameters post 6-minute walk test (minutes) (p=< 0.01). Protocol-guided phase-1 cardiac rehabilitation significantly reduced the time to return to baseline parameters post-6MWT compared to historical controls (5.47 vs. 7.93 minutes; P<0.01).
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