title: [Physical exercise in the rehabilitation of the coronary patient].
abstract: Coronary patients comprise an heterogeneous population. Many patients, after adequate screening, can benefit from physical training, which determines hemodynamic changes that are globally useful to the coronary patient. Under adequate supervision, physical exercise may help to condition the cardiocirculatory system in a favorable way. After successful training, efforts require a lower double product. By dumping sharp variations in heart rate and blood pressure, an increased margin of safety is obtained, and the coronary patient will be able to perform physical activity at a level closer to normal. Even without definitive evidence that life expectancy is increased and without direct effects on the heart and the coronary arteries, physical exercise promotes a better quality of life and decreases the negative impact of the coronary heart disease.
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina de Lisboa, Lisboa.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mota
mesh_terms: D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D015444:Exercise; D006801:Humans
vernacular_title: O exercício físico na reabilitação do doente coronário.