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Cardiac Rehabilitation: Improving Fitness and Performance Metrics in Coronary Artery Disease
Session:
SESSÃO DE POSTERS 25 - ALÉM DA RECUPERAÇÃO - AVANÇANDO AS FRONTEIRAS DA REABILITAÇÃO CARDÍACA
Speaker:
Bernardo Lisboa Resende
Congress:
CPC 2025
Topic:
J. Preventive Cardiology
Theme:
29. Rehabilitation and Sports Cardiology
Subtheme:
29.2 Cardiovascular Rehabilitation
Session Type:
Cartazes
FP Number:
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Authors:
Bernardo Manuel Lisboa Resende; Ana Luísa Silva; Rafaela Fernandes; Luísa Gomes Rocha; Tomás Carlos; Mafalda Griné; Mariana Simões; Gonçalo Batista; Miguel Vicente; João Gameiro; Paulo Dinis; Lino Gonçalves
Abstract
<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><strong><span style="color:black">Background: </span></strong><span style="color:black">Current guidelines strongly recommend Cardiac Rehabilitation (CR) for patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). While beneficial effects are well-established, continuous monitoring of CR program outcomes is essential to optimize patient care and ensure ongoing quality improvement.</span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><strong>Purpose:</strong> Compare cardiorespiratory fitness parameters before and after a phase II exercise-based CR program in patients with established CAD.</span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><strong><span style="color:black">Methods: </span></strong>This single-center, retrospective observational study analyzed consecutive patients who successfully completed a supervised exercise-based CR program between January 2023 and September 2024. The program duration was at least 12 weeks. Data were collected by a specialized multidisciplinary team. Continuous variables were analyzed using paired T-Test or Wilcoxon signed-rank tests, as appropriate. Categorical variables were analyzed using Chi-Square test.</span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><strong><span style="color:black">Results: </span></strong>The cohort comprised a total of 53 patients, primarily males (44/83.3%), with a mean age of 59.6 ± 11.1 years. The average program duration was 20.0 ± 8.0 weeks. A statistically significant improvement was observed in the mean percentage of predicted maximum VO2 (77.9 ± 19.6% vs. 83.2 ± 17.3%, <em>p-value</em> = 0.031). Significant improvements were also found in quantitative physical performance (110.8 ± 39.8 vs. 132.5 ± 48.9 W, <em>p</em>-value < 0.001) and in the percentage of watts relative to physical performance (71.2 ± 20.1% vs. 85.9 ± 25.1%, <em>p-value</em> < 0.001). A statistically significant association was also observed between program participation and qualitative assessments of physical performance (reduced physical performance: 25/47.2% vs. 16/30.2%, <em>p-value</em> = 0.005).</span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><strong><span style="color:black">Conclusions: </span></strong>This study demonstrates that a structured phase II CR program significantly improves cardiorespiratory fitness and physical performance in patients with CAD. These findings highlight the importance of ongoing monitoring and evaluation of CR programs to optimize patient outcomes and enhance the quality of care.</span></span></p>
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