Publications by authors named "V Heinze"
Introduction: Heart failure represents a major challenge for healthcare systems worldwide. Rehabilitation is recommended as an important pillar of therapy for these patients, especially for those with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (HFrEF: heart failure with reduced ejection fraction).
Methods: The data collected in this multi-center project provide information on the rates of patients with HFrEF who were treated in five German rehabilitation facilities and whether the patients adhered to drug therapy at 3-/6-month follow-up.
Background: Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) increases adherence to a healthy lifestyle and to secondary preventive medication. A notable example of such medication is lipid-lowering therapy (LLT). LLT during CR improves quality of life and prognosis, and thus is particularly relevant for patients with diabetes mellitus, which is a major risk factor for CHD.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: Continuous and interval training have previously been compared in patients with cardiac diseases. However, data comparing the safety and effectiveness of the two exercise methods are lacking in patients early after coronary artery bypass grafting.
Methods: In all, 120 patients were prospectively randomized in a 1:1 fashion approximately 17 days after coronary artery bypass grafting to an interval group or continuous group.
Patients with Heart Failure During and After Inpatient Cardiac Rehabilitation.
Vasc Health Risk Manag
March 2021
Article Synopsis
- Heart failure is a serious health issue in Germany, costing a lot for treatments, but rehab programs can help improve patients' health.
- A study included 200 heart failure patients to see how effective rehabilitation was, checking their health and quality of life over a year.
- Results showed that rehab helped patients feel better with lower death rates, proving that rehabilitation is really important for people with heart failure after they leave the hospital.
Objectives: Patient education and compliance play an important role in the success of rehabilitation in cardiovascular diseases. The aim of this study is to analyze whether interactive learning methods, in this study, the audience response system with a "clicker," can improve the learning success of patients during and after their rehabilitation process.
Methods: In a randomized, prospective cohort study, a total of 260 patients were randomized to either an interactive training group using Athens audience response system or to a control group without the use of audience response system during the educational sessions.