Cardiac Rehabilitation Program in Patients With Cardiovascular Disease

Change in peak oxygen uptake,Change in cardiorespiratory fitness

This protocol study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a cardiac rehabilitation
 intervention program in patients with cardiovascular diseases to improve both anthropometric
 and biochemical data, as well as other variables related to cardiovascular disorders
 (cardiorespiratory fitness, muscle strength, …), and emotional aspects (anxiety, depression).
 
 Additionally, this study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of the cardiac rehabilitation
 program in improving body composition (waist circumference and body fat percentage), blood
 pressure and health-related quality of life.
 
 Objectives: i) To assess the functional capacity of patients with a recent cardiovascular
 event (acute coronary syndrome, onset heart failure, valve or bypass surgery) or with chronic
 decompensated cardiovascular disease (valvulopathy, pulmonary hypertension, congenital heart
 disease, heart failure) chronic), ii) to determine the different cardiorespiratory parameters
 obtained from cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET), iii) to determine the lifestyle habits
 and cardiovascular risk factors, iv) to develop a cardiac rehabilitation program according to
 and adapted to the need of each of these patients, v) to estimate the effect of the
 intervention, both in the muscle strength and in post-intervention CPET, biochemical and
 anthropometric parameters, v) to estimate the effect of the intervention in the quality of
 life, anxiety, depression, and adherence to the Mediterranean diet.