Use of the six-minute walk test in exercise prescription in male patients after coronary artery bypass surgery.

Introduction: It is unclear whether it is possible to determine the training load on the basis of the 6-minute walk test (6-MWT) in patients after cardiac surgery with low tolerance of physical exercise.

Aim: Use of the 6-MWT to determine an individual initial training load in walking training on a treadmill in the early phase of cardiac rehabilitation in men after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery.

Material And Methods: Twenty-two men aged 54 to 74 years, up to 3 months after CABG surgery participated in walking training on a treadmill (12-15 sessions).

Two early rehabilitation training models in male patients after coronary artery bypass surgery: application of continuous walking training as an alternative to interval cycle ergometer training.

Introduction: Walking training is a good alternative to the commonly used cycle ergometer training. It is still necessary to develop rehabilitation programs based on walking characterized by a high degree of safety and effectiveness.

Aim: Application of continuous walking training as an alternative to interval cycle ergometer training in men after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, using the 6-minute walk test (6-MWT) to determine the initial training load.

The application of walking training in the rehabilitation of patients after coronary artery bypass grafting.

Walking is regarded as one of the most common and utilitarian activities of everyday life. Rehabilitation programs developed on the basis of this form of activity often constitute the primary method of rehabilitating patients after coronary artery bypass grafting. This paper provides a review of literature concerning various forms of walking training, discussing their impact on the parameters of exercise capacity and verifying the training methods with regard to the current guidelines.

The impact of short-term cardiac rehabilitation on changing dietary habits in patients after acute coronary syndrome.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine whether short-term cardiac rehabilitation (CR), including dietary counseling, had an impact on changing eating habits in patients after acute coronary syndrome (ACS), treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).

Methods: The controlled, prospective, nonrandomized study was performed on 44 patients, early following ACS/PCI, who underwent 2- to 3-week inpatient CR with dietary counseling and compared to 18 patients who did not participate in CR. An analysis of the daily diet composition was performed at baseline, at 3 months post-ACS, and at 1 year post-ACS.

Early phase 2 inpatient rehabilitation after acute coronary syndrome treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention: short- and long-term effects on blood pressure and metabolic parameters.

Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the 1-yr follow-up effects of inpatient rehabilitation and its prolongation with an ambulatory training program on blood pressure and metabolic risk factors in patients after an acute coronary syndrome.

Design: A controlled (n = 20) prospective study was undertaken. The study group consisted of 54 consecutive patients participating in a 3-wk inpatient rehabilitation.

Effects of Nordic walking training on exercise capacity and fitness in men participating in early, short-term inpatient cardiac rehabilitation after an acute coronary syndrome--a controlled trial.

Objective: To investigate the effects of Nordic Walking training supplemental to a standard, early rehabilitation programme on exercise capacity and physical fitness in men after an acute coronary syndrome.

Design: A controlled trial.

Setting: Cardiac rehabilitation service of a provincial hospital.

[Knowledge of cardiovascular risk factors and recommended lifestyle modifications in patients after an acute coronary syndrome. The influence of short-term, stationary rehabilitation. Preliminary results].

Background: Education on behavioural risk factors and lifestyle modification is one of the core components of comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation.

Aim: To assess the level of knowledge of cardiovascular risk factors and recommended lifestyle changes in patients rehabilitated after an acute coronary syndrome (ACS).

Methods: The study group consisted of 31 consecutive patients (22 males, 56.

Effects of social intervention on detection and efficacy of treatment for arterial hypertension. Main results of the Polish Four Cities Programme.

Background: Cardiovascular diseases are the main cause of death in the adult Polish population. Beside lipid disorders and cigarette smoking, hypertension represents the most important risk factor leading to cardiovascular complications. Representative studies conducted in Poland in 1994-2002 showed that in 2002 the number of respondents in the survey who stated they knew their own blood pressure values dropped by 3.

Short-term endurance training after coronary artery bypass grafting improves insulin resistance parameters in patients with hypertension.

Background: It has been shown that short-term exercise training improves insulin resistance parameters in patients with ischaemic heart disease. The effects of such a rehabilitation programme in patients with hypertension have not been well established.

Aim: To assess whether short-term endurance training after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) may improve metabolic parameters and reduce blood pressure in patients with hypertension.