The Importance of Patient Mobility with Ventricular Assist Device Support

Je, Reedy; Mt, Swartz; Dp, Lohmann; Da, Moroney; Kj, Vaca; Lr, McBride; Dg, Pennington

doi:10.1097/00002480-199207000-00007

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“…6,13 It is unclear, however, whether supervised exercise training and a more intense exercise intervention early after LVAD implantation may result in larger improvements in exercise capacity and QOL. The main aim of this study was to examine the effect of an early intervention, gym-based, 8-week, supervised cardiovascular and strengthening exercise program on maximal exercise capacity (peak VO 2 ), sub-maximal exercise capacity (6MWD), and QOL scores in patients after LVAD implantation.…”

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Effects of exercise training on exercise capacity and quality of life in patients with a left ventricular assist device: A preliminary randomized controlled trial

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Leet²,

Bradley³

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The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

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Effects of exercise training on exercise capacity and quality of life in patients with a left ventricular assist device: A preliminary randomized controlled trial

Hayes¹,

Leet²,

Bradley³

et al. 2012

The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

112

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“…Previous studies show that an intensive exercise therapy after implanted VAD improves exercise capacity in these types of patients [4]. Both early progressive mobilization and exercise training may improve the overall condition and survival rate of VAD patients [4,5]. The patient of this study also enrolled in our inpatient cardiac rehabilitation at POD 3.…”

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Exercise Therapy for an Older Patient With Left Ventricular Assist Device

2014

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A left ventricular assist device (LVAD) is a mechanical circulation support implanted for patients with end-stage heart failure. It may be used either as a bridge to cardiac transplantation or as a destination therapy. The health of a 75-year-old man with a medical history of systolic heart failure worsened. Therefore, he was recommended to have implanted a LVAD (Thoratec Corp.) as a destination therapy. After the surgery, he was enrolled in patient cardiac rehabilitation for the improvement of dyspnea and exercise capacity. In results, there is an improvement on his exercise capacity and quality of life. For the first time in Korea, we reported a benefit of exercise therapy after being implanted with a LVAD.

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“…It may be important to draw lessons from adult surgery in general and bariatric surgery in particular regarding the benefits of early mobility and cardiopulmonary rehabilitation after surgery. [41][42][43][44][45] Beyond the physical effects of excess weight and deconditioning, obesity has been associated with an increase in wound and infectious complications, 46,47 although this has not been the case in the single-institution studies of pediatric heart transplants.…”

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