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Acute Myocardial Infarction in Rats
Published on: February 16, 2011
Early Phase II Comprehensive Cardiac Rehabilitation after Acute Myocardial Infarction
Yun-Jeng Tsai1, Wei-Chun Huang2, Tzu-Pin Weng3
1Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Kinmen Hospital, Kinmen.
Background:
Cardiac rehabilitation is beneficial for patients after ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). However, most institutes perform outpatient training phase (phase II) of post-MI cardiac rehabilitation after 2-4 weeks. To evaluate the possibility of performing cardiac rehabilitation with an earlier schedule after STEMI.
Methods:
We conducted a series of early phase II cardiac rehabilitation starting from 5-7 days after STEMI, including the training group (n = 28) and the control group (n = 42).
Results:
The results showed an improved mental component summary of the SF-36 questionnaire after 6 months in the training group. No adverse event was noticed during this early phase II training.
Conclusions:
Cardiac rehabilitation after STEMI might be started earlier than previously thought for clinical use or further research.
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