Effect of Phase 2 Cardiac Rehabilitation on Change of Body Composition in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction

• Published in: Rigaku ryoho kagaku Vol. 29; no. 4; pp. 543 - 547
• Main Authors: Kato, Michitaka, Naito, Yuji, Mori, Yuji, Kawase, Shota, Kochi, Kaito, Ochiai, Kohei, Kito, Kazuya, Takeshita, Naoki, Senzaki, Fumiaki, Morimoto, Daisuke, Machida, Yuriko, Ikedo, Toshiyuki, Ota, Shusuke, Tanabe, Jun, Umemoto, Takuya
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 14.03.2015
• ISSN: 1341-1667

Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of phase 2 cardiac rehabilitation on the body composition of patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Subjects: One hundred seventy-one AMI patients were enrolled in this study. Methods: We separated the patients into two groups according to the status of phase 2 cardiac rehabilitation: reha group (n=112) and non-reha group (n=59). Body composition was measured at discharge and 4 months after discharge. Result: Body weight, fat mass and waist circumference of the reha group decreased significantly at 4 months after discharge. Muscle mass and lean body mass in both groups increased significantly at 4 months after discharge. Conclusion: This study demonstrated that phase 2 cardiac rehabilitation maintained muscle mass and lean body mass in addition to decreasing body weight and fat mass.