Abstract
Background: One of the goals of a comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation (CR) program is the patient's return to his or her usual activities. The aims of this paper were to implement an occupational evaluation protocol in a CR and to assess patients' hemodynamic responses and ventricular arrhythmias during work simulation tests. Methods: After an 8-week outpatient CR, 132 patients performed work simulation, lifting (MH-L) and carrying (MH-C) tests. ECG, heart rate and blood pressure were constantly monitored. Results: The comparison of physiological responses during work simulation and a standard exercise testing provided the following results: 1) maximal heart rate, blood pressure and double product values during WS and MH tests were significantly lower (p
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 26-34 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease - Cardiac Series |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 2002 |
Keywords
- Cardiac rehabilitation
- Functional assessment
- Return to work
- Work simulation test
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine