Effects of Cardiac Rehabilitation and Exercise Programs on Exercise Capacity, Coronary Risk Factors, Behavior, and Quality of Life in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease*

Effects of exercise and weight loss on depressive symptoms among men and women with hypertension

“…Our results are consistent with previous studies, which indicated that exercise can reduce depressive symptoms in healthy individuals [15,16,[40][41][42] as well as patients with conditions such as heart disease [18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25]43] and arthritis [44]. Because both hypertension [28,29] and elevated depressive symptoms [45,46] are independent risk factors for CHD, an exercise intervention that reduces blood pressure and depression may be especially beneficial among hypertensive patients, a group at elevated risk for the development of CHD.…”

“…A growing body of research indicates that exercise may be a safe and effective treatment for depression [6][7][8] comparable to psychotherapy [9,10] and pharmacologic treatment [11,12]. The majority of previous studies have found exercise to be effective in reducing depressive symptoms both among healthy populations [7,[13][14][15][16][17] as well as patients with heart disease [18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26]. However, it also has been noted that many studies have been plagued by methodological weaknesses, such as small samples, improper statistical analyses, and a lack of a control group, leaving uncertainty about the value of exercise as a treatment of depression [27].…”

Cardiac rehabilitation in patients with heart failure and diabetes mellitus

“…Another important benefit is the improvement of exercise tolerance by a 33% increase of tolerated metabolic equivalents and a 16% increase of maximum oxygen consumption. The quality of life of these patients is also improved by a reduction of symptoms, a diminution of stress and depression [19,20]. A meta-analysis including 9 randomized trials confirmed a 35% reduction of mortality in this category of patients [13].…”

Rehabilitation in Cardiology and Cardiosurgery

“…Улучшение качества жизни в ходе кардиореабили-тации происходит за счет уменьшения болевого син-дрома в грудной клетке, одышки, утомляемости, сни-жения уровня стресса, повышения психосоциального благополучия [53].…”

“…Данные литературы доказывают эффективность аэробных тренировок пациентов после кардиохирур-гических вмешательств, которые находятся на 2-м или 3-м этапе реабилитации и практически не имеют риска возникновения осложнений после АКШ [53]. К таким больным можно применять виды и интенсив-ности физических тренировок, которые используются у пациентов с хронической ИБС.…”