What is it about?
To assess the influence of pulmonary rehabilitation on clinical characteristics in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) and concomitant COPD.
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Why is it important?
The improvement of treatment strategies in patients with COPD should provide rational conversion of standard schemes of therapy and rehabilitation in accordance with their clinical, pathogenic, functional and economic feasibility. Pulmonary rehabilitation is currently viewed as a key strategy in the management of respiratory system diseases.5 The selection process for the rehabilitation of patients take into account their functional status, severity of dyspnea, motivation level, and smoking status, although the creation of individualized programs for the integrated treatment of patients with COPD remains an unsolved problem of scientific and practical medicine. According to the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) recommendations,6 the minimum length of an effective rehabilitation is 6-12 weeks (at least 12 sessions, 2 times per week, for at least 30 minutes).
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Application of full yogic breathing in addition to standard therapy of patients with CHF and COPD is associated with a significant decrease in CHF FC and dyspnea severity, and an increase in exercise tolerance and arterial oxygen saturation.
Dr. Gennadiy G. Taradin
M Gorky Donetsk State Medical University
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This page is a summary of: Influence of Pulmonary Rehabilitation on Clinical Characteristics in Patients with
Chronic Heart Failure and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, International Journal of Cardiovascular Sciences, January 2018, GN1 Genesis Network,
DOI: 10.5935/2359-4802.20180051.
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