Comparison between Standard Training Exercise and Interval Training Exercise as a Novel Protocol for Cardiac Rehabilitation Program in Ischemic Heart Disease Patients

Abstract

SUMMARY W orldwide, coronary artery disease (CAD) is the single most frequent cause of death. Over seven million people every year die from CAD, accounting for 12.8% of all deaths; on the other hand cardiac rehabilitation plays a major role in reducing mortality and morbidity so it’s important to study its effect and searching for new models. Cardiac rehabilitation and secondary prevention services are comprehensive, long term programs involving medical evaluation, prescribed exercise, cardiac risk factor modification, education, and counseling. These programs are designed to limit the physiological and psychological effects of cardiac illness, reduce the risk for sudden death or re-infarction, control cardiac symptoms, stabilize or reverse the atherosclerotic process, and enhance the psychosocial and vocational status of selected patients. This study aimed to assess high intensity interval training program for cardiac rehabilitation after PCI and to compare its effect on the functional capacity and quality of life with standard exercise cardiac rehabilitation program. Our study included 40 patients with IHD, who participated in the outpatient CR cardiac rehabilitation program (Phase II) in our hospital divided into two equal groups, each included 20 patients. They were divided into two groups, th