Functional capacity after cardiac surgery in elderly patients

The effect of cardiac rehabilitation exercises on functional capacity and Ejection fraction in patients after coronary artery bypass graft surgery

Aims: The use of rehabilitation programs is effective in heart patients. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to determination the effect of cardiac rehabilitation exercises on functional capacity and ejection fraction in patients after coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Materials & Methods: For this purpose, 16 cardiac patients of Fatemeh Zahra Sari heart center who underwent CABG s...

Effect of Cardiac Rehabilitation on Heart Rate and Functional Capacity in Patients After Myocardial Infarction

Objectives: The primary purpose of this study was to determine the methods and means of prevention and treatment of coronary artery disease. In this study, we used a new regimen on heart rate and functional capacity of patients after myocardial infarction. This study also determines the effect of a new regimen on these factors. Methods: The cross sectional study was designed to assess the clin...

[Cardiac surgery in elderly patients].

OBJECTIVE To compare morbidity and mortality of cardiac surgery patients according to age below or above 75 years. DESIGN Descriptive retrospective study. PATIENTS A total of 2,470 consecutive patients admitted to our Intensive Medicine Unit between November 2000 and December 2005 who were in the immediate postoperative period after cardiac surgery. Of these patients, 1,983 were younger tha...

[Cardiac surgery in elderly patients].

Relationship between functional residual capacity, respiratory compliance, and oxygenation in patients ventilated after cardiac surgery.

BACKGROUND Measurement of functional residual capacity (FRC) is now possible at bedside, during mechanical ventilation. OBJECTIVES To determine the relationship of measured absolute and relative predicted FRC values to oxygenation and respiratory-system compliance, and to identify variables that influence FRC in ventilated patients after cardiac surgery. METHODS We retrospectively analyzed ...