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G. S. MEHTA |
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54 yr. old male having NYHA Class III was referred to us by Dr. R.I.
Kapadia for rehabilitation & health education program on 25/9/2003. He had twice failed
PTCA, he was unwilling to go for intervention or CABG. After explaining pros & cons of
CABG vs medical management, he was taken on our exercise, education diet & psychological
counseling program to improve his quality of life & to decrease his cad risk factors.
Patient had slow but significant increase in effort tolerance and excellent improvement in
anxiety.
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Weight INCREASE
– 2.13% |
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Max TMT WL – METs
–82.4% INCREASE |
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Conditioning [fitness]
index increased by 69 % |
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Reduction in medicines
by 50% |
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Enormous improvement in
anxiety & mental health |
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Reduction in Bl.
Cholesterol 7.14% |
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Reduction in worst
cholesterol [LDL] 4.35% |
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Patient became
asymptomatic [NYHA I] compared to on entry class II to III angina |
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