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<p>Cardiovascular diseases cause approximately one-third of deaths worldwide and an increasing number of individuals with non-fatal ischemic heart disease live with chronic disabilities and impaired quality of life. Cardiac rehabilitation is designed to limit the physiological and psychological effects of cardiac illness, reduce the risk for sudden death or re-infarction, control cardiac symptoms and enhance the psychosocial and vocational status of selected patients.</p>
<p>The study group included a group of 78 patients who had a coronary event no more than 3 months ago and who are included in cardio-vascular recovery programs. The patients were echocardiographic evaluated at the first admission and later at 6 months. The evolution of the patients was a favorable one, being objectified an increase of both the ejection fraction of the left ventricle, as well as an improvement of MAPSE and TAPSE.</p>
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Cardiovascular diseases cause approximately one-third of deaths worldwide and an increasing number of individuals with non-fatal ischemic heart disease live with chronic disabilities and impaired quality of life. Cardiac rehabilitation is designed to limit the physiological and psychological effects of cardiac illness, reduce the risk for sudden death or re-infarction, control cardiac symptoms and enhance the psychosocial and vocational status of selected patients.
The study group included a group of 78 patients who had a coronary event no more than 3 months ago and who are included in cardio-vascular recovery programs. The patients were echocardiographic evaluated at the first admission and later at 6 months. The evolution of the patients was a favorable one, being objectified an increase of both the ejection fraction of the left ventricle, as well as an improvement of MAPSE and TAPSE.

The Importance of Echocardiography Assessment in Coronary Patients Subject to Cardiovascular Recovery Programs

Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy

Internal Medicine

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Cardiovascular diseases cause approximately one-third of deaths worldwide and an increasing number of individuals with non-fatal ischemic heart disease live...

The Importance of Echocardiography Assessment in Coronary Patients Subject to Cardiovascular Recovery Programs

Publié en ligne: 15 nov. 2021

Pages: 7 - 13

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/inmed-2021-0178

Mots clés
cardiovascular diseases, cardiac rehabilitation, echocardiography

© 2021 Teodor Flaviu Vasilcu et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The Importance of Echocardiography Assessment in Coronary Patients Subject to Cardiovascular Recovery Programs

Publié en ligne: 15 nov. 2021

Pages: 7 - 13

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/inmed-2021-0178

Mots cléscardiovascular diseases, cardiac rehabilitation, echocardiography

© 2021 Teodor Flaviu Vasilcu et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Mots clés
cardiovascular diseases, cardiac rehabilitation, echocardiography