EFFECTS OF CARDIAC REHABILITATION ON THE FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY AND HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS OF PATIENTS WITH CVD USING 6MWT

Abstract

OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the effects of phase II cardiac rehabilitation (CR) on functional capacity and hemodynamic parameters of patients with CVD

STUDY DESIGN
Quasi Experimental Study

METHODOLOGY
121 individuals were recruited in cardiac phase II rehabilitation program by a simple random sampling, aged between 45-65 years, assessed on day 1 on the basis of medical history and 6 Minute Walk Test (6MWT). The patients were then enrolled into eighteen session of hospital based supervised exercise program according to ACSM’s guidelines.

RESULTS
The statistical analysis shows the significant changes in the functional status and hemodynamic variables of the participants after exercise session, where the post exercise heart rate was decreased to around 2.2±0.8 beats/minute with the p value of 0.001; systolic and diastolic blood pressure was plummeted to around 12.3±2.5 and 46.1±9.2 mmHg respectively with the p value of 0.00 and 0.001. The rate of exertion has been decreased by 6.2±1.5 (p value =0.0001) and the distance covered was increased to 111.9 meters (p value = 0.0002).

CONCLUSION
The study has concluded that potency of eighteen session of phase II cardiac rehabilitation is found to be effective in improving the functional status, hemodynamic variable and the myocardial workload of cardiac patients, determined by 6MWT.