[Changes in the levels of various classes of cholesterol lipoproteins in patients with ischemic heart disease during physical training].

Forty-six male coronary patients and 10 normal subjects underwent a course of rationed exercise (30 daily bicycle ergometric sessions). Total cholesterol (CS), triglycerides and CS of lipoproteins, belonging to different classes, were measured before and after exercise. Total CS was shown to decline under the effect of regular exercise drills in coronary patients with hyperlipoproteinemia (HLP) types IIa and IIb, while high-density lipoprotein CS increased in patients with HLP types IIb and IV.

[Effect of a short course of physical training on the mental status of post-myocardial infarct patients].

The psychological effect of short exercise on a bicycle trainer (30 sessions over 10 weeks) was assessed in 20 postmyocardial infarction patients, while spontaneous mental changes were assessed in 21 untrained controls. Exercise was started 2 to 2.5 months after the attack.

[Physical training 2 months after myocardial infarct].

Two months after myocardial infarction, 30 patients were subjected to a 10-week physical training course. Following the training, their threshold capacity grew by 46%. The effect of training (increased threshold capacity, reduced double product at submaximum effort) persisted for 1 year after myocardial infarction.