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Physiological and psychological benefits of exercise rehabilitation after cardiac transplantation

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Quality of Life after Open Heart Surgery

Part of the book series: Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine ((DICM,volume 132))

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The typical heart transplantation recipient is a 44-year old male who, as a result of severe ischaemic heart disease or cardiomyopathy, is in New York Heart Association Class IV cardiac failure [1]. He has experienced months of pre-operative invalidism, suffers from general muscle weakness, and is depressed and fearful. The first step towards recovery is the transplantation procedure itself, with its rapid alleviation of disabling cardiac symptoms and its favourable five- and ten-year actuarial survival rates of 82% and 74%, respectively [1]. However, to take full advantage of the new heart, the patient requires an exercise rehabilitation programme to improve physical fitness, restore self-confidence, and hasten return to full-time employment.

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  1. University School of Medicine Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium

    Paul J. Walter (Professor of Cardiac Surgery, Head) (Professor of Cardiac Surgery, Head)

  2. Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Antwerp, Wilrijkstraat 10, B-2650, Antwerp/Edegem, Belgium

    Paul J. Walter (Professor of Cardiac Surgery, Head) (Professor of Cardiac Surgery, Head)

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Kavanagh, T. (1992). Physiological and psychological benefits of exercise rehabilitation after cardiac transplantation. In: Walter, P.J. (eds) Quality of Life after Open Heart Surgery. Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine, vol 132. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2640-3_40

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