[Combined exercise training in men with metabolic syndrome after acute coronary event]

INTRODUCTION

Favourable effect of exercise training on cardiovascular prognosis in patients with metabolic syndrome have been documented in lot of studies. Less information exist about results of cardiovascular rehabilitation in patients with different forms of coronary heart disease and associated diseases and abnormalities within metabolic syndrome.

METHODS

The present article evaluates a benefit of combined, aerobic-resistance training in two groups of patients after percutaneous coronary intervention for acute coronary syndrome: with [group MS(+), n = 42] and without [group MS(-), n = 53] metabolic syndrome. The changes in aerobic capacity (VO2 peak, VO2 peak . kg(-1)), physical performance (W peak, W peak . kg(-1)), blood pressure, BMI and waist circumference after 12 weeks of cardiovascular rehabilitation are evaluated.

RESULTS

Significant improvement in aerobic capacity and physical performance were found out both in group MS(+) and MS(-) (p < 0.01, resp. p < 0.001). Decrease of systolic blood pressure was significant in MS(+), whereas in MS(-) together with decrease of diastolic BP in both groups were not significant. The increase in aerobic capacity and physical performance in patients of MS(+) is comparable with those in MS(-); the decrease in systolic BP was more intensive in MS(+) compared to MS(-). The changes in waist circumference and BMI were not significant in both groups.

CONCLUSION

The results show, that in patients with high number of risk factors associated with metabolic syndrome was demonstrated at least comparable benefit from cardiovascular rehabilitation compared with those without metabolic syndrome.

CIRCADIAN BLOOD PRESSURE VARIABILITY AND EXERCISE THERAPY

The objective of this study was to find if there was a relationship between the time when cardiovascular rehabilitation was running in the patients after myocardial infarction and an average daily value of systolic and diastolic blood pressure at 7-day ambulatory blood pressure monitoring.Systolic and diastolic pressures significantly increased in patients who underwent cardiovascular rehabilitation in the morning from 9.00 a.m. to 10.15 a.m., and significantly decreased in those who did their physical exercise in the afternoon from 1.30 p.m. to 2.45 p.m., compared to their blood pressure values on days without rehabilitation.