Publications by authors named "Tatsuo Tokeshi"
Article Synopsis
- Remote cardiac rehabilitation (RCR) is a method designed for patients recovering from cardiovascular diseases, utilizing real-time monitoring and technology for safety and effectiveness.
- A study in Japan involved 53 RCR patients exercising at home for 2-3 months, with real-time support, and compared their results to 103 patients who underwent traditional center-based rehabilitation.
- The findings showed that RCR was just as safe and effective in improving exercise capacity as traditional methods, with no significant complications reported in the RCR group.
Background: Whether the magnitude and predictors of improvement in exercise capacity after cardiac rehabilitation (CR) are the same between young-old (YO) and octogenarian (OCT) patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is unknown.
Methods and results: We studied 284 YO (age range 65-69 years; mean [±SD] 67±1 years) and 65 OCT (age range ≥80 years; mean [±SD] 83±2 years) patients who participated in a post-AMI CR program. After 3 months of CR, peak oxygen uptake (PV̇O) measured during cardiopulmonary exercise testing improved significantly in both age groups (P<0.
Background: In patients with chronic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) improves left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation (ECR) enhances exercise capacity. This study examined the relationship between the 2 responses.
Methods and results: Sixty-four consecutive HFrEF patients who participated in a 3-month ECR program after CRT were investigated.