Publications by authors named "Duk You Kim"
Objective: To determine if an early regular cardiac rehabilitation program would have an adverse effect on myocardial function after acute myocardial infarction (AMI).
Method: Patients who received percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) after AMI were divided into the exercise group and control group in accordance with their willingness to participate. Patients in the exercise group (n=18) received ECG monitored exercise for six weeks and were instructed to maintain self exercise in their communities for four months.
Objective: To observe the prognostic influences of the cardiac rehabilitation (CR) program in Korean acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients during the first year after an occurrence of the disease.
Method: A total of 141 AMI patients who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) were recruited consecutively for this study and divided into the CR group and the control group. The CR group completed the phase 2 CR program in the hospital for a period of 6-8 weeks and maintained self-exercise in their community by exercise prescription for a year after AMI.