Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Cardiac Rehabilitation Research Center, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

2 Student Research Committee, School of Medicine and Interventional Cardiology Research Center, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

3 REVAL – Rehabilitation Research Center, Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences, Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium

4 Jessa Hospital, Heart Center Hasselt, Hasselt, Belgium

5 BIOMED - Biomedical Research Center, Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium

6 Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Center, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

7 Heart Failure Research Center, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The effectiveness of cardiac rehabilitation (CR) programs following either percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) or coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) has been separately studied. Few studies have compared the effects of similar CR programs between PCI and CABG. This study aimed to compare the effects of CR in patients recruited following either PCI or CABG on coronary heart disease risk factors, psychological variables, and functional capacity.
METHODS: For this retrospective study, the documents of the CR program registry of the Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Institute were reviewed from 2008 to 2021. Patients with ischemic heart disease undergoing PCI or CABG were enrolled in an 8-week exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation program. Demographics, smoking status, clinical data, echocardiographic parameters, laboratory data, functional capacity, and psychological status were assessed.
RESULTS: Patients who underwent CABG (n=557) were more likely to be referred to CR than those who underwent PCI (n=440). All variables changed significantly after the CR program compared to their baseline value in both the PCI and CABG groups. However, low-density lipoprotein and total cholesterol levels, peak systolic blood pressure, and resting and peak diastolic blood pressure did not change in any of the groups, and fasting blood sugar (p=0.01) and triglyceride (TG) (p=0.01) levels significantly decreased only in the PCI group. Between-group comparisons indicated that after adjustment, no significant difference was observed between the PCI and CABG groups except for TG, which was significantly reduced in the PCI group (p=0.01).
CONCLUSION: The CR program was equally effective in patients who underwent either PCI or CABG.

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