BLOOD-PRESSURE AND HEMODYNAMICS UNDER EAR LY REHABILITATION AFTER AORTOCORONARY VENOUS BYPASS-SURGERY

The best success of coronary surgery is ensured by allround rehabilita tion. The following study shows the influence of early rehabilitation on patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) as far as the risk facto rs blood pressure, heart rate and hemodynamics are concerned. We repor t on blood pressure and heart rate (at rest) as well as peripheral hem odynamics and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) in patients af ter coronary operation. The group consisted of 14 male patients (mean age: 53 +/- 4 years) who did early active rehabilitation (AHB) after o peration. The control group (n = 12) comprised patients with CHD who r emained passive after operation.A significant decrease of systolic and diastolic blood pressure was shown. Heart rate decreased from 80 to 7 1 beats/min on average. Peripheral hemodynamics significantly improved by an increase of mean functional cross-section A from 4.7 to 5.3 mm( 2). A significant average increase of LVEF from 52 to 57% was only obs erved under active treatment.