Efeitos do treinamento aeróbico na reabilitação cardiovascular realizado duas vezes por semana em pacientes com doença aterosclerótica coronariana

Abstract

Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are responsible for the higher rate of morbidity and mortality in most countries and represent high social and economic costs. Among the CVD, Coronary Atherosclerotic Disease (CAD) remains the leading cause of death and myocardial ischemia in developed countries and also in Brazil. Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is the sum of activities necessary to ensure to patients with heart disease the best clinical, physical, mental and social conditions. Standards recommend that to achieve the benefits of rehabilitation exercises should be performed 3 to 5 times per week, lasting 1 hour and with individual training heart rate. Individuals who can only perform in smaller weekly frequency will also benefit from the rehabilitation program, that is why the present work was to search in the literature available the real effects of aerobic exercises on phase II cardiac rehabilitation held 2 times per week by checking if there are gains and how they compare with those made 03 times per week. Studies were included in this review that investigated patients with coronary artery disease, who have suffered or not an acute myocardial infarction, and that needed or not perform angioplasty or myocardial revascularization. Results showed that phase II Cardiac rehabilitation program held twice a week is as efficient as three times per week in patients with CAD who have suffered or not an acute myocardial infarction.