The role of cardiac rehabilitation after myocardial infarction

The assessment of cardiac rehabilitation's effect on echocardiographic parameters of Left Ventricular systolic function in patients treated by Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention due to acute ST-segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT2016103130613N1

Enrollment

Registered

2017-04-22

Start date

2015-02-02

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

Condition 1: Acute myocardial infarction. Condition 2: Cardiac rehabilitation. Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified Cardiac rehabilitation

Interventions

Intervention 1: The intervention group recieves 24 sessions of cardiac rehabilitation program. Each session lasts about one hour beginning with a warm-up (10 minutes) and follows by 40 minutes of aero

Rehabilitation

The intervention group recieves 24 sessions of cardiac rehabilitation program. Each session lasts about one hour beginning with a warm-up (10 minutes) and follows by 40 minutes of aerobic exercise tra

The control group do not participate in cardiac rehabilitation program and are just instructed of risk factor management.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

35 Years to 75 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: complete revascularization after Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention and Left Ventricular (LV) systolic dysfunction indicated by LV Ejection Fraction of 35-49%. Exclusion criteria: atrial fibrillation; more than mild LV hypertrophy in two-dimensional echocardiography; poor echocardiographic window; post-myocardial infarction angina; resting systolic blood pressure > 180 mmHg; resting diastolic blood pressure > 110 mmHg; symptomatic orthostatic change in systolic blood pressure > 20 mmHg; severe aortic stenosis; uncontrolled tachycardia or bradycardia; decompensated heart failure; uncontrolled diabetes mellitus; acute systemic illness; physical disability.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Changes of Left Ventricular systolic function. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and after 3 months. Method of measurement: Echocardiography.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Changes of Left Ventricular volumes. Timepoint: At the beginning and after 3 months. Method of measurement: Echocardiography.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMaryam Tahamtan

Shiraz Cardiovascular Research Center

mtahamtan@sums.ac.ir+98 71 3628 1562

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026