Publications by authors named "Jose Lopes Gomes"
Article Synopsis
- Diabetic patients have a higher risk of cardiovascular disease and this study aims to evaluate how a cardiac rehabilitation program affects both diabetic and non-diabetic patients with coronary disease.
- The study involved 682 patients, assessing various health metrics before and after a three-month rehabilitation program, revealing that while diabetic patients had a worse initial risk profile, they showed significant improvement in health outcomes similar to their non-diabetic counterparts.
- The findings suggest that cardiac rehabilitation can be beneficial for diabetic patients, helping them achieve comparable health improvements as non-diabetic patients.
Introduction And Objectives: Coronary heart disease is the leading cause of death in women worldwide and several studies have shown that they are under-represented in cardiac rehabilitation therapy. The objectives of this study were to assess the prevalence of women in a cardiac rehabilitation program and to assess their response to this intervention.
Methods: This is a retrospective study of 858 patients who attended an exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation program after an acute coronary syndrome or elective percutaneous coronary intervention, between January 2008 and December 2012.
Introduction: Cardiac rehabilitation programs are designed to improve patients' functional capacity, as well as to educate them and to monitor their cardiovascular risk factors.
Aim: The study aims to evaluate the effects of cardiac rehabilitation programs in patients with coronary disease over a 12-month follow-up period with regard to control of cardiovascular risk factors.
Methods: This was a prospective study of patients diagnosed with coronary disease who completed an exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation program between January 2008 and December 2009 and who were not lost to follow-up.