The influence of physical exercise as a component of cardiac rehabilitation on endothelial dysfunction – review of the related research | Zendy

Elżbieta Domka-Jopek | Zendy; Ewa Lenart-Domka | Zendy

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The influence of physical exercise as a component of cardiac rehabilitation on endothelial dysfunction – review of the related research

Author(s) -

Elżbieta Domka-Jopek,

Ewa Lenart-Domka

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

przegląd medyczny uniwersytetu rzeszowskiego/medical review/przegląd medyczny uniwersytetu rzeszowskiego i narodowego instytutu leków w warszawie

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2082-369X

pISSN - 1730-3524

DOI - 10.15584/medrev.2016.3.6

Subject(s) - medicine , heart failure , rehabilitation , endothelial dysfunction , cardiac function curve , cardiology , endothelium , disease , physical therapy , heart disease , intensive care medicine

Endothelial dysfunction means any disturbance in the vascular endothelial function. There are many data indicating that endothelial dysfunction is a source of numerous vascular diseases. Cardiac rehabilitation, especially connected with increasing physical activity, plays an important role in the prophylaxis of vascular diseases complications in patients. Physical activity causes favorable changes in the circulatory system and improves psychophysical status. It is the base of healthy life style and fundamental element of primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular diseases. Cardiac rehabilitation after acute coronary incidents reduces total mortality and decreases the risk of next cardiac intervention. Similar beneficial effects may be observed in chronic heart

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