The clinical efficacy of a comprehensive program of rehabilitation after coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with coronary artery disease under outpatient department cardio rehabilitation - III stage of rehabilitation

Purpose of the study. Evaluate the clinical efficacy of early poststationary rehabilitation of persons with coronary heart disease (CHD) who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in a cardiac rehabilitation outpatient department (III stage cardiorehabilitation). Material and methods. The study included men (n=36) suffering from coronary artery disease and had undergone CABG after 3-8 weeks after surgery (an average of 7.8±1.6 weeks). Patients were randomized into two groups: the main group where patients are involved in the educational program "School for patients undergoing CABG" (hereinafter - the "School"), controlled and uncontrolled (at home) physical training (PT) - the control group, where patients were only training in the educational "School" with a recommendation to participate in an uncontrolled PT under the house. Classes in education "School" held 1 time per week, lasting 60-80 minutes, for 5 weeks; controlled PT - 3 times per week for up to 60 minutes in the groups for 4 months. The total duration of the observation - 1 year. Patients underwent instrumental tests - electrocardiogram rest, echocardiography, bicycle stress test, laboratory tests of blood - lipid and lipoprotein, glucose, fibrinogen, a survey by questionnaire of motor activity, nutrition, quality of life, HADS (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale). Results. After a 4-month course of the PT there was a significant indicator of physical performance. The duration of exercise at the end of the course PT increased from baseline by 32.6% (p