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Functional tests in patients with ischemic heart disease.
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Journal of Medicine & Life . Jan2022, Vol. 15 Issue 1, p58-64. 7p. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Lately, easier and shorter tests have been used in the functional evaluation of cardiac patients. Among these, walking speed (WS) and Timed Up and Go (TUG) tests are associated with all-cause mortality, mainly cardiovascular and the rate of re-hospitalization, especially in the elderly population. We prospectively analyzed a group of 38 patients admitted to the Cardiology Clinic from Elias Hospital, Romania, with chronic coronary syndrome (CCS) (n=22) and STEMI (n=16). We assessed the patients immediately after admission and before discharge with G-WALK between the 1st and 30th of September 2019. Our study group had a mean age of 62.7±12.1 years. Patients with a low WS were older (69.90±12.84 vs. 59.90±10.32 years, p=0.02) and had a lower serum hemoglobin (12.38±1.20 vs. 13.72±2.07 g/dl, p=0.02). The WS significantly improved during hospitalization (p=0.03) after optimal treatment. The TUG test performed at the time of admission had a longer duration in patients with heart failure (14.05 vs. 10.80 sec, p=0.02) and was influenced by patients' age (r=0.567, p=0.02), serum creatinine (r=0.409, p=0.03) and dilation of right heart chambers (r=0.399, p=0.03). WS and TUG tests can be used in patients with CCS and STEMI, and are mainly influenced by age, thus having a greater value among the elderly. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1844122X
- Volume :
- 15
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Medicine & Life
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 155992108
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.25122/jml-2019-0142