title: [The effects of phase II cardiac rehabilitation programme on patients undergone coronary bypass surgery].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the effects of phase II cardiac rehabilitation in 52 patients undergone coronary artery bypass surgery.
  
  
  METHODS
  Gradual walking tests, cardio-pulmonary capacity tests and lipid profile were administered to patients selected for phase II cardiac rehabilitation before and after the programme. Training was started on 12-channel electrocardiogram controlled running bands 3 times a week for 20 min periods for 12 weeks fitting the programme. Low or intermediate level exercise programme was applied to patients. Cleveland Clinic Chronotropic Assessment exercise protocol was used during rehabilitation.
  
  
  RESULTS
  As a result of phase II cardiac rehabilitation administered to 52 patients undergone coronary bypass operation, exercise capacity, oxygen consumption, anaerobic threshold, cardiac output mean values (p<0.001) and mean HDL cholesterol level (p<0.05) were found to increase, whereas body mass index, total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol and triglyceride mean levels reduced (p<0.001) significantly.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In patients who have undergone coronary bypass surgery, phase II cardiac rehabilitation is a very useful programme in improvement of life quality and secondary prevention.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Medical Faculty, Florence Nightingale Hospital, Kadir Has University, 80810 Gayrettepe, Istanbul, Turkey. befe@khas.edu.tr
authors.forename: Cavlan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ciftçi
authors.forename: Belgin Süsleyici
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Duman
authors.forename: Penbe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cağatay
authors.forename: Cemşid
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Demiroğlu
authors.forename: Vedat
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Aytekin
mesh_terms: D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D004562:Electrocardiography; D017079:Exercise Tolerance; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000097:blood / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000601:surgery*; D010101:Oxygen Consumption; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D014280:Triglycerides; D002784:Cholesterol