title: [Pilot experience with skeletal muscles electrostimulation in rehabilitation of patients with complicated myocardial infarction].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To test electric stimulation of the skeletal muscles in rehabilitation of patients with complicated myocardial infarction.
  
  
  METHODS
  27 patients with macrofocal myocardial infarction (age 67 +/- 2.4 years) with persisting left ventricular insufficiency in the beginning of the subacute period. From day 3-4 all the patients were subjected to electrostimulation of large skeletal muscles (ESSM). The procedures were made daily for 2 hours using the Mioritm-040 unit. In the course of the first session the study was made of the changes in the intracardiac hemodynamics and doppler parameters of circulation in the popliteal artery.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In the course of ESSM of 10-15 sessions none of the patients had anginal attacks, aggravation of dyspnea, arrhythmia episodes. After the course there was a marked increase in left ventricular ejection fraction and stroke volume.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  ESSM is safe in complicated myocardial infarction, prevent unwanted effects of long-term stay in bed, improves intracardiac hemodynamics.
authors.forename: A N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Sumin
authors.forename: D V
authors.initials: DV
authors.lastname: Doronin
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Galimzianov
authors.forename: E V
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Variushkina
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Agadzhanian
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Gol'dberg
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000503:physiopathology*; D009200:Myocardial Contraction; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012449:Safety; D013318:Stroke Volume; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation*