Role of non-invasive investigations in the rehabilitation of patients with myocardial infarction
Denolin, H.
Boletin de la Asociacion Medica de Puerto Rico 74(11): 342-344
1982
ISSN/ISBN: 0004-4849 PMID: 6963902 Document Number: 701374
The interest for R in coronary diseases increased suddenly some 25 years ago, and the old therapeutic attitudes were progressively changed. The 6 weeks bed rest after MI and the definitive invalidity are replaced by an early mobilization, a short hospitalization and, in many cases, a return to work. The benefit of the present attitudes is invaluable for the patients. the family and the society. But we have to stress first that the progression du ring the recent period were based generally on empiricism, with slow progressive changes, and that probably many other changes should be introduced in our present attitudes to improve more our rehabilitation programme. Changes in the existing protocols of exercise test, earlier testing, introduction of nuclear techniques or echocardiography could probably improve our rehabilitation programmes. In prescription and evaluation of training; Holter monitoring could be of great help in vocational R. Many randomized studies remain needed before we could appreciate the exact place and value of the non invasive methods. Association of methods and a multivariated approach of the patients with all the available techniques, and the help of computer is probably the future.
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