[The immediate effectiveness of rehabilitative treatment and secondary prevention in ischemic heart disease patients at Palanga health resort].

The effectiveness of rehabilitation and secondary prevention was analysed in 1761 coronary patients treated at Palanga health resort. Rehabilitation measures were prescribed to patients on the basis of their functional state (FS), sets of cardiovascular and nervous symptoms and stress tolerance tests. The improvement of FS was observed in 74.

[Method of quantitative evaluation of functional status and its dynamics among patients with ischemic heart disease during treatment at the Palanga health resort].

The evaluation of functional status of coronary patients has been made by means of a computerized numerical scoring system, using the results of clinical examination, functional cardiovascular and cerebrovascular tests, and psychosocial tests. The effectiveness of rehabilitation and secondary preventive programs for coronary patients treated at a health resort are rated on the basis of a difference between their functional status at the starting and finishing points of the program, as well as the resulting functional status after the program is over.