Effects of Cardiovascular Rehabilitation on Myocardial Perfusion and Functional Exercise Capacity in Patients With Stable Coronary Artery Disease and Myocardial Ischemia.

Purpose: Myocardial ischemia is prevalent in chronic heart diseases. Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) offers non-pharmacological benefits to reduce hospitalization and mortality, yet its impact on coronary vascular changes remains unclear. We assessed the effects of CR on myocardial perfusion and exercise capacity in patients with stable coronary artery disease and exercise-induced ischemia.

Cardiac Rehabilitation in a Patient With Severe Heart Failure and Ventricular Septal Defect Secondary to Acute Myocardial Infarction.

The treatment of choice for patients with advanced heart failure (HF) and with limiting symptoms with evidence of a poor prognosis despite optimal conventional treatment is a heart transplant. However, there is little literature dealing with the effects of cardiovascular prehabilitation with an important change in physical capacity, which can influence the admission on the waiting list for a heart transplant. We presented one young male, smoker, with no prior history of cardiovascular disease, severe ventricular dysfunction, interventricular defect, and HF.