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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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