THE EFFECTS OF CARDIOVASCULAR REHABILITATION ON EXERCISE STRAIN TOLERANCE AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN ELDERLY WITH CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE

  • Milovan M Stojanović Institut za lečenje i rehabilitaciju Niška Banja
  • Marija Stanković
  • Marina Deljanin Ilić
  • Aleksa Vuković
  • Jelena Igrutinović Novković
  • Igor Igić
  • Stevan Ilić
  • Dejan Petrović
Keywords: coronary artery disease, cardiovascular rehabilitation, exercise strain tolerance, quality of life, gender

Abstract


Background/Aim. The aim of our paper was to examine whether elderly patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) benefit equally from cardiovascular rehabilitation (CVR) program as CAD patients of younger age. Methods. The study involved 1697 patients referred to the CVR program after surviving myocardial infarction, percutaneous coronary intervention or surgical myocardial revascularization. Patients were divided in two groups – in group I were patients younger than 65 years (1099 patients, 64.76%), and in group II patients 65 years old or older (598 patients, 35.24%). At the beginning and at the end of CVR exercise stress tests were done (EST1 and EST2). Also, the quality of life was assessed at the beginning and at the end of CVR by validated questionnaire Short-Form 36 Health Status Survey (SF-36). Results were compared between the groups. Results. Younger patients showed better strain tolerance on EST1 and EST2. However, both groups showed better strain tolerance on EST2. Namely, in both groups patients achieved higher strain level and longer duration on EST2 compared to EST1.  Also, higher percentage of patients finished test by achieving submaximal heart rate on EST2 compared to EST1. Also, our patients showed a significant improvement in all QOL areas except borderline statistically significant limitation due to emotional health in patients  ≥65 of age. Conclusion. Our study showed that CVR improves the quality of life and physical strain tolerance in elderly CAD patients. This is why the utilization rate and adherence of these patients to CVR programs should be vigorously encouraged.

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2025/11/20
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