Egyptian Rheumatology and Rehabilitation,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
52(1)
Published: April 7, 2025
Abstract
Background
Heart
failure
(HF)
patients
often
experience
decreased
cardiac
performance,
leading
to
exercise
intolerance.
Additionally,
skeletal
muscle
changes
such
as
reduced
mass,
density,
fiber
type
alterations,
oxidative
metabolism,
and
mitochondrial
function
contribute
dysfunction
in
HF.
These
functional
impairments
increase
the
risk
of
falls,
particularly
elderly
individuals.
Balance
impairment
is
a
significant
factor
for
falls
this
population.
Identifying
balance
crucial
developing
fall
prevention
strategies
appropriate
treatment
programs
with
Failure
Ejection
Fraction
(HFrEF).
Aim
work
The
aim
prospective
interventional
study
effects
computerized
dynamic
stress
training
on
postural
capacity
HFrEF.
Results
On
comparing
assessment
parameters
before
after
by
Biodex
system
2
times/week
1
month,
participants
achieved
improvements
gait
speed
(
p
<
0.001),
Short
Physical
Performance
Battery
(SPPB)
score
Timed
up
go
(TUG)
0.001).
Sample
size
calculation
adherence
ethical
guidelines
were
ensured,
confirming
robustness
design.
Conclusion
findings
underscore
importance
incorporating
exercises
into
rehabilitation
heart
EF
(ejection
fraction).
Targeted
interventions
addressing
mobility
can
enhance
overall
physical
function,
reduce
risk,
improve
effectiveness
exercise-based
management.
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
11
Published: Aug. 27, 2024
Optimizing
endurance
exercise
intensity
prescription
is
crucial
to
maximize
the
clinical
benefits
and
minimize
complications
for
individuals
at
risk
or
with
cardiovascular
disease
(CVD).
However,
standardization
remains
incomplete
due
variations
in
guidelines.
This
review
provides
a
practical
updated
guide
health
professionals
on
how
prescribe
rehabilitation
(CR)
populations,
addressing
international
guidelines,
applicability
across
diverse
settings
resource
availabilities.
In
context
of
CR,
cardiopulmonary
test
(CPET)
considered
gold
standard
assessment,
based
ventilatory
thresholds
(VTs)
preferable
methodology.
where
this
approach
isn't
accessible,
which
frequently
case
low-resource
environments,
approximating
VTs
involves
combining
objective
assessments—ideally,
tests
without
gas
exchange
analyses,
but
least
alternative
functional
like
6-minute
walk
test—with
subjective
methods
adjusting
prescriptions,
such
as
Borg's
ratings
perceived
exertion
Talk
Test.
Therefore,
enhancing
offering
personalized
physical
activity
guidance
patients
CVD
rely
aligning
workouts
individual
physiological
changes.
A
tailored
promotes
consistent
impactful
routine
outcomes,
considering
patient
preferences
motivations.
Consequently,
selection
implementation
best
possible
should
consider
available
resources,
an
ongoing
emphasis
strategies
improve
delivery
quality
training
FITT-VP
model
(frequency,
intensity,
time,
type,
volume,
progression).
Circulation Journal,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
88(8), P. 1322 - 1331
Published: April 4, 2024
Kampo,
a
Japanese
herbal
medicine,
is
approved
for
the
treatment
of
various
symptoms/conditions
under
national
medical
insurance
coverage
in
Japan.
However,
contemporary
nationwide
status
Kampo
use
among
patients
with
acute
cardiovascular
diseases
remains
unknown.
Cardiovascular Intervention and Therapeutics,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: June 17, 2024
Abstract
Standard
modifiable
cardiovascular
risk
factors
(SMuRFs),
such
as
hypertension,
diabetes,
dyslipidemia,
and
current
smoking,
are
associated
with
the
development
of
atherosclerotic
diseases
including
acute
myocardial
infarction
(MI).
Thus,
therapeutic
approaches
against
SMuRFs
important
primary
secondary
prevention
diseases.
In
patients
MI,
however,
prognosis
is
counterintuitively
poor
when
lacking.
The
growing
evidence
has
explored
prevalence,
pathophysiology,
SMuRF-less
in
MI
suggested
potential
underlying
mechanisms.
This
review
article
summarizes
clinical
relevance
lack
MI.
Scientific Reports,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(1)
Published: June 18, 2024
This
study
aimed
to
investigate
the
rate
of
sedentary
behaviour
and
differences
in
physical
outcomes
activities
daily
living
(ADL)
based
on
time
hospitalized
older
cardiovascular
disease
patients
undergoing
phase
I
cardiac
rehabilitation.
Older
were
enrolled
from
October
2020
September
2023
divided
into
high
group
(≥
480
min/day)
low
(<
min/day).
Patients'
clinical
characteristics,
usual
gait
speed,
Five
Times
Sit
Stand
Test
compared
as
indices
outcomes.
Motor,
cognitive,
total
Functional
Independence
Measure
(FIM)
scores
used
ADL
between
groups
using
analysis
covariance.
Final
included
402
(mean
age:
76.7
years,
female:
35.3%).
The
48.5%
patients.
After
adjustment
for
baseline
speed
(0.80
±
0.27
vs.
0.96
0.23
m/s,
p
<
0.001)
was
lower
FTSST
(11.31
4.19
9.39
3.11
s,
higher
versus
group.
Motor
(85.82
8.82
88.09
5.04
points,
0.001),
cognitive
(33.32
2.93
34.04
2.24
FIM
(119.13
10.66
122.02
6.30
significantly
after
adjustment.
In
rehabilitation,
might
influence
at
discharge.
It
is
thus
important
consider
amount
spent
by
these
during
life
while
hospitalized.
