| 8 | Cardiovascular rehabilitation in patients aged 70-year-old or older:benefits on functional capacity,physical activity and metabolic profile in younger vs.older patients显示文摘Background The benefits of exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation(EBCR)programs in post-acute myocardial infarction(AMI)patients have been demonstrated.Our aim was to assess the impact of EBCR in³70-years-old vs.younger post-AMI patients.Methods We retrospectively evaluated patients who underwent a supervised EBCR protocol,twice a week during 6-12 weeks.We evaluated changes in several outcomes based on pre-and post-CRP assessments.Results Of a total of 1607 patients,333(21%)were³70-years-old.After the EBCR,an overall improvement on functional capacity,daily physical activity,lipid profile,body mass index,glycated hemoglobin(HbA1c),N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide(NT-pro-BNP)and C-reactive protein was observed in both younger and older patients(P<0.05).Older patients showed a smaller benefit on the increment of daily physical activity and lipid profile improvement,but a larger reduction in NT-pro-BNP.In the multivariate analysis,only improvements on daily physical activity and HbA1c were dependent on age.Conclusion As their younger counterparts,older patients,significantly improved functional capacity,metabolic parameters and level of daily physical activity after EBCR. | Marta Fontes-Oliveira Maria Trêpa Patrícia Rodrigues Preza Fernandes Sandra Magalhães Sofia Cabral Mário Santos Severo Torres | 2020 | Journal of Geriatric Cardiology2020，17，9： | 0 |
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