Effect of external counterpulsation combined with cardiac rehabilitation on cardiopulmonary function in patients after percutaneous coronary intervention
Objective To evaluate the effect of external counterpulsation(ECP)combined with cardiac rehabilitation(CR)treatment on cardiopulmonary function of patients after percutaneous coronary intervention(PCI).Methods A total of 150 patients who had undergone coronary angiography and coronary stenting in the Department of Cardiology,Shanghai Kongjiang Hospital in Yangpu District,from January 2021 to December 2022 were studied.Patients were randomly divided into the control group,the cardiac rehabilitation group,and the ECP combined cardiac rehabilitation group.Fifty people in each group were measured by CPET and SF-36 scale 6 months after the patients were enrolled,respectively,then compare the treatment status of each group.Results Compared with before treatment,the VO2max,VO2max/kg,VO2/HR,anaerobic metabolism threshold(AT),metabolic equivalent(METs),FEV1/FVC,and deep inspiratory capacity(IC)in the ECP combined cardiac rehabilitation group and cardiac rehabilitation group were significantly increased(P<0.05).After treatment,VO2max,VO2max/kg,AT,METs,and IC in the ECP combined cardiac rehabilitation group were significantly higher than those in cardiac rehabilitation group and control group(P<0.05).Compared with before treatment,the ECP combined cardiac rehabilitation group showed significant improvement in all indicators except physical pain(P<0.05),and in general health status,energy,mental health and health changes were significantly better than those of the control group and the CR group(P<0.05).Conclusion ECP combined with cardiac rehabilitation has a significant effect on the improvement of cardiopulmonary function and quality of life of patients after PCI.
Percutaneous coronary interventionCounterpulsationCardiac rehabilitationCardiopulmonary exercise test