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Cardiovascular Responses to Exercise Following Myocardial Infarction
JOHN NAUGHTON, MD;
KAMAL SHANBOUR, BS;
ROBERT ARMSTRONG, MS;
JOHN McCOY, MS;
MICHAEL T. LATEGOLA, PhD
Arch Intern Med. 1966;117(4):541-545.
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AN IMPORTANT question for the clinician is whether or not a myocardial infarction necessarily impairs the capacity of the heart for work. Many physicians restrict indefinitely the physical activity of their postinfarction patients. Others prescribe physical training or conditioning. The present study was undertaken for two purposes: (1) to ascertain difference, if any, in the cardiovascular responses of postinfarction patients versus healthy subjects under the demands of physical exertion, and (2) to test the ability of postinfarction patients to undergo physical conditioning.
Methods and Materials
Of the 36 men studied, 24 had recovered from well-documented episodes of myocardial infarction and 12 were apparently in good health. They were all initially classified as sedentary because although they engaged in their usual occupational and recreational activities, they did not participate regularly in sports or physical exercise. After the initial period of evaluation, 12 of the postcoronary patients volunteered for a physical conditioning
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Author Affiliations
OKLAHOMA CITY
From the Department of Medicine, the Neurocardiology Research Program and the Biostatistics Unit of the Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health of the University of Oklahoma Medical Center, and the Civil Aeromedical Research Institute of the Federal Aviation Agency, Oklahoma City.
Footnotes
Received for publication Aug 27, 1965; accepted Jan 3, 1966.
Reprint requests to 800 NE 13th St, Oklahoma City, Okla 73104 (Dr. Naughton).
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