Title
The importance of exercise training in cardiac rehabilitation of special groups of patients
Speaker
Milica Lazovic Serbia, Catarina AGUIAR BRANCO Portugal
Type
Session
Short Description
Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is an important component in the continuum of care for patients with cardiovascular diseases (CVD), providing a multidisciplinary education and Exercise training (ET) to improve functional capacity (FC), recovery and psychological well-being and reduce morbidity and mortality. Today, the beneficial effects of ET and exercise-based CR are well recognized, but it remains largely unclear which characteristics of ET (frequency, intensity, duration, mode, and volume (dose: intensity x duration) are most effective. The session deals with the characteristics of ET in CR of special groups of patients (patients with CVD and Frailty, type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and Spinal Cord Injury (SCI). We need to better understand whether exercise- based CR may change the course and the prognosis of special groups patients with CVD. The role of Exercise training in the prevention and control of Frailty will be discussed, focusing also on the limiting factors that must be taken into account when prescribing physical activity.
We need to better understand whether ET can change the course and prognosis of Frailty in cardiovascular patients. This session also aims to provide recommendations for prescribing ET in patients with T2DM and CVD. Exercise training has the potential to improve insulin sensitivity, lipid profile, vascular reactivity and FC. Exercise training programs should be adjusted to individual exercise training targets and potential training barriers, established after a careful initial evaluation. Spinal Cord Injury leads to consequences that disable movement, reduce physical activity and increase mortality from CVD. SCI is a debilitating condition which, in addition to inducing sensorimotor dysfunction, impairs and autonomic function.
CVD emerged as the primary cause of morbidity and mortality in SCI patients inducing dysregulation of the cardiovascular system that accelerates the early development of CVD. Our lecturers are experts from Europe, especially the Euro-Mediterranean region, who were educated in the US and cooperate with institutions from the US, Canada and the whole world for cardiovascular rehabilitation and are familiar with the application of these principles of rehabilitation in special groups of patients.