[Use of exercise tests and physical training in pulmonary rehabilitation].

The use of pulmonary rehabilitation reduces symptoms, improves life quality and exercise tolerance. The article presents indications for physical training, their characteristics and assessment of their effectiveness in the rehabilitation of patients with chronic lung diseases. It was noted that the execution of exercise tests (a monitoring with a progressive load increase on a bicycle ergometer or treadmill, a test with a constant load, a 6-minute walk test, a shuttle test with an increasing load and a shuttle test with a constant load) is appropriate for physical training before rehabilitation course.

[Negative result of exercise testing in patient with severe coronary artery disease].

The ECG stress test allows to determine possible presence of obstructive coronary atherosclerosis. The more severe the atherosclerotic lesion of coronary arteries the more likely a ST segment depression during the stress test. The article provides a description of a negative result of a stress test in a patient with multivessel coronary disease.

[Physical activity and physical training as method of prevention of cardiovascular diseases].

A growing body of data demonstrates that exercise capacity is a potentially stronger predictor of mortality than established risk factors such as smoking, hypertension, obesity, high cholesterol, and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Individuals who maintain a regular program of PA that is longer in duration, of greater intensity, or both are likely to derive greater benefit than those who engage in lesser amounts. In this review, the authors have shown the possibility of assessing physical activity and the main provisions of the appointment of physical training to improve and preserve the cardiorespiratory fitness.