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Exercise training after cardiac transplantation.

R W Squires1

  • 1Division of Cardiovascular Diseases and Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905.

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise
|June 1, 1991
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Cardiac transplant recipients benefit from exercise training, improving exercise capacity and reducing exertion. However, training does not impact infection, rejection, longevity, or return to pre-illness lifestyle.

Area of Science:

  • Cardiology
  • Exercise Physiology
  • Transplantation Medicine

Background:

  • Cardiac transplantation is a standard treatment for end-stage heart disease.
  • Post-transplant patients face risks of infection and rejection, alongside deconditioning.
  • Denervation in transplanted hearts alters exercise response, relying on catecholamines.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the effects of exercise training in cardiac transplant recipients.
  • To identify benefits and limitations of exercise rehabilitation post-transplantation.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic review of seven studies on exercise training in cardiac transplant recipients.

Main Results:

  • Exercise training increases maximal oxygen uptake, exercise power output, and lean body mass.

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  • Training reduces perceived exertion, heart rate, and blood pressure during submaximal exercise.
  • Resting heart rate and blood pressure are lowered with exercise training.

    • Conclusions:

    • Exercise training offers significant physiological benefits for cardiac transplant recipients.
    • Exercise training does not appear to affect infection rates, graft rejection, longevity, or return to pre-illness lifestyle.