Central and peripheral adaptations to 12 weeks of exercise training in coronary artery bypass patients

Aortocoronary bypass (CABG) surgery is a routine choice of treatment for sufferers of coronary artery disease. The procedure has been documented to relieve symptoms and improve functional capacity post-operatively. Exercise rehabilitation is often prescribed to maximize immediate success of the intervention, potentially improve long-term prognosis, and improve quality of life in these patients.;The purpose of the present study was to examine central and peripheral adaptations to a 12 week programme of exercise training, commencing early (within 12 weeks) following CABG surgery. Subjects included 21 males (age 53 ;Results suggest that although both central and peripheral adaptations play a role in the overall adaptation to endurance training, peripheral mechanisms contribute quantitatively more to the adaptive process. Additionally, undertaking an exercise training programme of significant intensity is both well tolerated and safe in patients early following CABG surgery. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)...