Aerobic, resistance and combined training and detraining on body composition, muscle strength, lipid profile and inflammation in coronary artery disease patients.
Fifty-six elderly individuals diagnosed with coronary artery disease participated in the study and were divided into four groups: an aerobic exercise group, a resistance exercise group, a combined (aerobic + resistance) exercise group and a control group. The three exercise groups participated in 8 months of exercise training. Before, at 4 and at 8 months of the training period as well as at 1, 2 and 3 months after training cessation, muscle strength was measured and blood samples were collected. The resistance exercise caused significant increases mainly in muscle strength whereas aerobic exercise caused favourable effects mostly on lipid and apolipoprotein profiles. On the other hand, combined exercise caused significant favourable effects on both physiological (i.e. muscle strength) and biochemical (i.e. lipid and apolipoprotein profile and inflammation status) parameters, while the return to baseline values during the detraining period was slower compared to the other exercise modalities.
a Department of Health Sciences , European University Cyprus , Nicosia , Cyprus.
Anastasios A
AA
Theodorou
a Department of Health Sciences , European University Cyprus , Nicosia , Cyprus.
George
G
Panayiotou
b School of Physical Education and Sport Science , University of Thrace , Komotini , Greece.
Konstantinos A
KA
Volaklis
b School of Physical Education and Sport Science , University of Thrace , Komotini , Greece.
Helen T
HT
Douda
a Department of Health Sciences , European University Cyprus , Nicosia , Cyprus.|c School of Physical Education and Sport Science , University of Thessaly , Trikala , Greece.
Vassilis
V
Paschalis
d School of Physical Education and Sports Science at Serres , Aristotle University of Thessaloniki , Serres , Greece.
Michalis G
MG
Nikolaidis
b School of Physical Education and Sport Science , University of Thrace , Komotini , Greece.
Ilias
I
Smilios
b School of Physical Education and Sport Science , University of Thrace , Komotini , Greece.
Argyris
A
Toubekis
a Department of Health Sciences , European University Cyprus , Nicosia , Cyprus.
Dimitris
D
Kyprianou
a Department of Health Sciences , European University Cyprus , Nicosia , Cyprus.
Ioannis
I
Papadopoulos
b School of Physical Education and Sport Science , University of Thrace , Komotini , Greece.
Savvas P
SP
Tokmakidis
D050154:Adiposity; D000368:Aged; D016632:Apolipoprotein A-I / Q000097:blood; D001055:Apolipoproteins B / Q000097:blood; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000378:metabolism; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000097:blood / Q000503:physiopathology*; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000097:blood; D065186:Interrupted Time Series Analysis; D017270:Lipoprotein(a) / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D053580:Muscle Strength; D064797:Physical Conditioning, Human / Q000379:methods* / Q000502:physiology*; D055070:Resistance Training; D012885:Skinfold Thickness
D016632:Apolipoprotein A-I; D001055:Apolipoproteins B; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D017270:Lipoprotein(a); D002097:C-Reactive Protein
Combined training; body composition; concurrent training; inflammation; lipid profile; muscle strength