ArticleThe Egyptian heart journal : (EHJ) : official bulletin of the Egyptian Society of Cardiology2018
High intensity interval training exercise as a novel protocol for cardiac rehabilitation program in ischemic Egyptian patients with mild left ventricular dysfunction.
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- Effects of high-intensity interval training on cardiopulmonary function and quality of life in post-PCI or CABG patients with coronary heart disease: a meta-analysis.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2025Pooled it
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- Effects of high-intensity interval training on physical morphology, cardiopulmonary function, and metabolic indicators in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of high-intensity interval training in patients with coronary artery disease after percutaneous coronary intervention: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Nursing open · 2021Pooled it
- Effects of cardiac rehabilitation in low-and middle-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.Progress in cardiovascular diseasesPooled it
- Validation of Scoring Tool for the Lipid Profile Interpretation in Exercise Training: SLIEX.The Malaysian journal of medical sciences : MJMS · 2025Article
- Exercise Training and Cardiac Rehabilitation in Patients After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Comprehensive Assessment and Prescription.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- High-Intensity Interval Training vs. Medium-Intensity Continuous Training in Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs: A Narrative Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Review
- Daily exercise improves the long-term prognosis of patients with acute coronary syndrome.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- A Bibliometric Analysis of High-Intensity Interval Training in Cardiac Rehabilitation.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- High-Intensity Interval Training Among Heart Failure Patients and Heart Transplant Recipients: A Systematic Review.Cureus · 2022Review
- Effect of High-Intensity Interval Training on Physical Health in Coronary Artery Disease Patients: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2021Review
- Exercise-based rehabilitation for major non-communicable diseases in low-resource settings: a scoping review.BMJ global health · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundExercise-based Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) plays a major role in reducing mortality and morbidity in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). The standard protocol is usually of moderate intensity exercise. High-intensity interval training (HIIT) consists of alternating periods of intensive aerobic exercise with periods of passive or active moderate/mild intensity recovery.
aimThis study aimed to assess HIIT program for ischemic patients attending CR after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) who have mild left ventricular dysfunction and to compare its effect on the functional capacity and quality of life with standard exercise CR program. PATIENTS AND
methodsOur study included 40 patients with documented CAD, who participated in the outpatient CR program in Ain Shams University hospital (Al-Demerdash Hospital) divided into two equal groups, each included 20 patients. Group A included the patients who underwent standard cardiac rehabilitation program, while group B joined the high intensity interval training exercise protocol.
resultsGroups A and B showed significant improvement in all items of comparison; especially functional capacity, lipid profile and quality of life. Group B showed better improvements in the emotional well-being items of QOL parameters.
conclusionWe emphasize the positive effects of exercise-based CR program on patients with CAD and mild left ventricular dysfunction after PCI. The novel high intensity cardiac training proved to be safe and at least as beneficial as the standard moderate intensity cardiac training protocols, with better quality of life improvement.
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