[The effects of phase II cardiac rehabilitation programme on patients undergone coronary bypass surgery].
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.
Ciftçi
Cavlan
C
Department of Cardiology, Medical Faculty, Florence Nightingale Hospital, Kadir Has University, 80810 Gayrettepe, Istanbul, Turkey. befe@khas.edu.tr
Duman
Belgin Süsleyici
BS
Cağatay
Penbe
P
Demiroğlu
Cemşid
C
Aytekin
Vedat
V
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
D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D014280:Triglycerides; D002784:Cholesterol