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ArticleFrontiers in cardiovascular medicine2025

Therapeutic effect of cardiac rehabilitation on patients with long COVID combined with coronary heart disease: a retrospective study.

Hui Du, Xia Du, Xinyu Lei, Gang Wang, Zhengtao Wang, Yiting Du, Fangfang Bai, Dajiang Yuan

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Article in Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Hui DuDepartment of Cardiac Rehabilitation, Shanxi Cardiovascular Hospital, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China.
Xia DuDepartment of Cardiology, Shanxi Cardiovascular Hospital, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China.
Xinyu LeiDepartment of Cardiology, Shanxi Cardiovascular Hospital, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China.
Gang WangShanxi Cardiovascular Hospital, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China.
Zhengtao WangDepartment of Rehabilitation, Shanxi Bethune Hospital, Shanxi Academy of Medical Sciences, Third Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Tongji Shanxi Hospital, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China.
Yiting DuDepartment of Rehabilitation, Shanxi Bethune Hospital, Shanxi Academy of Medical Sciences, Third Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Tongji Shanxi Hospital, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China.
Fangfang BaiDepartment of Cardiac Rehabilitation, Shanxi Cardiovascular Hospital, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China.
Dajiang YuanShanxi Cardiovascular Hospital, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China.

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Objectives: To investigate the efficacy of cardiac rehabilitation in patients with long COVID combined with coronary heart disease (CHD). Methods: This retrospective study included 89 patients with long COVID, who were divided into CHD group and non-CHD group. The clinical indexes such as maximum heart rate and oxygen saturation during cardiac rehabilitation were compared between the two groups of subjects. The 6-minute walk test (6-MWT), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), 7-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD-7), Nicotine Dependence Detection Scale (FTND) and the Depression Screening Scale (PHQ-9) were administered to patients. The same measures were re-administered to the patients after 3 months to explore the long-term effects of cardiac rehabilitation therapy. Results: Before receiving treatment, the maximum heart rate, maximum diastolic blood pressure and minimum SpO Conclusion: Patients with long COVID combined with CHD have more severe symptoms, especially for their cardiac function. Cardiac rehabilitation can effectively improve patients' symptoms, and has long-term effects.

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anxietycardiac rehabilitationdepressionlong COVIDretrospective studysleep quality

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