title: [Long-term results of group therapy in heart patients. A retrospective analysis].
abstract: Thirty-four patients with coronary heart disease who had regularly participated 1.5 +/- 0.5 times a week in an exercise group were analyzed spiroergometrically on a treadmill and on a bicycle ergometer after an average of 1, 2.5 and 4.5 years; 20 patients were also examined after 6.5 years. The maximum performance and tolerance to exercise were recorded. After one year, an increase in performance and exercise tolerance of 9% was noted. In the subsequent years, performance on the bicycle ergometer stabilized on an elevated level. In the case of treadmill ergometry, no further changes were observed after 1 year of treatment. After an initial increase, the aerobic capacity remained virtually constant over the entire follow-up period. Group exercise in ambulatory coronary patients reveals a training effect in particular in the first year of participation, and stabilization of performance at a high level running counter to the effects of ageing.
authors.affiliation: Medizinische Klinik V, Abteilung Sportmedizin, Universität Tübingen.
authors.forename: H C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Heitkamp
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Scheib
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005080:Exercise Test; D005081:Exercise Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010807:Physical Endurance; D010809:Physical Fitness; D013997:Time Factors
vernacular_title: Langzeitergebnisse der Herzgruppentherapie. Eine retrospektive Analyse.