[The impact of exercise rehabilitation on left ventricular remodeling and systolic function in acute myocardial infarction patients].

Objective: To investigate the influence of rehabilitation on left ventricular remodeling and systolic function in acute myocardial infarction patients.

Methods: Patients meeting the inclusion criteria with uneventful clinical course after a first myocardial infarction were randomly assigned to a 3-month exercise training period (exercise group, n = 35) or a control group (n = 29). Before randomization, all patients underwent NT-proBNP test, 2-dimensional echocardiography, and submaximal exercise test.