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Review
. 2022 Dec 9;45(3):e1021.
doi: 10.23938/ASSN.1021.

[Efficacy of the different therapeutic exercise modalities in cardiac rehabilitation after myocardial infarction. A review of the literature]

[Article in Spanish]
Pablo Álvarez-Martínez  1 , Alejandra Alonso-Calvete  2 , Lorenzo Antonio Justo-Cousiño  3 , Yoana González-González  4
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Review

[Efficacy of the different therapeutic exercise modalities in cardiac rehabilitation after myocardial infarction. A review of the literature]

[Article in Spanish]
Pablo Álvarez-Martínez et al. An Sist Sanit Navar. .

Abstract
in English, Spanish

We aimed to assess the efficacy of different therapeutic exercise modalities in cardiac rehabilitation after acute myocardial infarction. A search of randomized controlled studies published between 2016 and 2021 in Scopus, PubMed, CINAHL, Web of Science and Cochrane Library was carried out using the MeSH terms "exercise therapy" and "myocardial infarction". Ten articles met the inclusion criteria; in these studies, the used exercises were combined or traditional programs that included relaxation training, and were performed either at home or at the hospital. We examined exercise tolerance, cardiovascular parameters, anthropometric measurements, and quality of life. Significant improvements in the assessed variables were observed in most studies. We conclude that all studied therapeutic exercise modalities are useful in cardiac rehabilitation after myocardial infarction, although the best outcomes are seen for combined therapeutic exercise programs.

Esta revisión valoró la eficacia de diferentes modalidades de ejercicio terapéutico en la rehabilitación tras un infarto agudo de miocardio. Se realizó una búsqueda de estudios controlados aleatorizados publicados entre 2016 y 2021 en Scopus, PubMed, CINAHL, Web of Science y Cochrane Library, utilizando los términos MeSH “exercise therapy” y “myocardial infarction”. Tras aplicar los criterios de selección, se incluyeron diez artículos que utilizaron programas combinados o tradicionales, realizados en el hogar o en el ámbito hospitalario, y que incluyeron entrenamiento de relajación. Se analizaron las variables tolerancia al ejercicio, parámetros cardiovasculares, medidas antropométricas y calidad de vida. En la mayoría de estudios se observaron mejoras significativas en estas variables. Se concluye que todas las modalidades de ejercicio terapéutico estudiadas son útiles en la rehabilitación cardiaca de los pacientes tras infarto de miocardio, y la modalidad que mejores resultados obtiene es el uso de programas combinados de ejercicio terapéutico.

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Conflictos de intereses: Los autores declaran no tener conflictos de intereses.

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