Cardiac sports rehabilitation for patients with ischemic heart disease

• Published in: Japanese circulation journal Vol. 54; no. 11; pp. 1443 - 1450
• Main Authors: NAHORA, R, KAMBARA, H, FUDOU, T, TAMAKI, S, SUZUKI, Y, KUBO, S, ITO, M, KAWAI, C, MOHIUDDIN, I. H, ONO, S, OKUDA, K, MAKITA, S, HAMAZAKI, H, AOTO, K, SHIMOMURA, M, HAYASHI, M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kyoto Japanese Circulation Society 1990
• Subjects: Biological and medical sciences; Cardiology. Vascular system; Coronary Angiography; Coronary Disease - physiopathology; Coronary Disease - rehabilitation; Coronary heart disease; Electrocardiography, Ambulatory; Exercise; Exercise Test; Female; Heart; Heart Rate; Humans; Male; Medical sciences; Sports; Heart; Treadmill exercise; Radionuclide study; Human; Cardiovascular disease; Exploration; Scintigraphy; Coronary heart disease; Electrodiagnosis; Sport; Treatment; Electrocardiography; Rehabilitation; Monitoring
• ISSN: 0047-1828; 1347-4839
• DOI: 10.1253/jcj.54.11_1443

This paper summarizes data gathered from an 8 years sports cardiac rehabilitation program at Kyoto University and satellite hospital (Takeda Hospital). In total, 185 patients were rehabilitated under our original program with no serious cardiac accidents. Compliance was 58.2% after 6 months of this rehabilitation. In patients selected to evaluate the value of rehabilitation, exercise study with treadmill and 201Tl scintigraphic study showed improvement in exercise tolerance (in 58% of patients) and in perfusion on exercise (in 40%). Coronary angiographic study showed regression of arterial narrowing in 16% of the patients studied. We conclude that in addition to emotional and psychological support, our sports cardiac rehabilitation is safe and effective in improving exercise tolerance and cardiac perfusion.