| Title: | STUDY OF PHYSIOLOGICAL AND HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY
OF LIFE CHANGES FOLLOWING EXERCISE TRAINING IN FEMALE
PATIENTS WITH SUCCESSFUL PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTER
VENTION FOR ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION |
| Full paper | Not Available |
| Abstract: |
Background:In recent years, emergency percutaneous coronary intervention with or without coronary stenting has rapidly become the treatment modality for patients with acute myocardial infarction. Participation in rehabilitation was independently associated with decreased mortality and lower risk of recurrent MI after MI in both genders and all age groups, and its protective effect was stronger in more recent years, this suggests that increased participation in cardiac rehabilitation could lead to improved survival among a large proportion of patients with MI. Objective: The present study was conducted to study the influence of exercise training during cardiac rehabilitation on functional capacity i.e. peak oxygen consumption (VO- max), grip strength, quadriceps strength and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and if there is correlation between them in female patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) who underwent successful percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Patients and Methods: Female patients with PCI after AMI aged 52-81 years participated in the study. One month after PCI the patients were randomly allocated to either a 3-month training program or a non-training control group. All of them were subjected to cardiopulmonary exercise testing (maximum oxygen consumption VO^ max), peripheral muscle function was assessed by measuring muscle strength (Knee extensors and Grip strength) and health-related quality of life which was measured with the medical outcome study 36-item Short Form (SF-36 HRQOL). Results: The study showed that there were highly statistical significant difference before and after the study period in the trained group as regards maximum oxygen consumption VO2 max (mL/min) (P<0.001) and there was highly statistical significant difference between the two studied groups after the study period (P<0.001). As regards 183 The Egyptian Rheumatologist, Vol. 28, No. 1, 2006 : P. 183 - |