Análise do perfil dos pacientes do Programa de Reabilitação Cardiovascular da Universidade Católica de Brasília

Abstract

The Cardiovascular Rehabilitation (CVR) Program is a practice based on evidences that optimizes the cardiovascular function, it promotes the improvement of the functional capacity and quality of life of the cardiopathy carriers, besides minimizing the risk of new cardiac events through the emphasis in the physical exercises. For such benefits is necessary a correct and individualized exercises prescription by means of the clinical evaluation and requested examinations. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the profile of the cardiopathy patients attended in the CVR Program of the Catholic University of Brasilia. METHODS: There was carried out a descriptive, retrospective and transversal study with analysis of the handbooks of 67 patients who participated of the cardiac rehabilitation program. From the individual tokens the variables were evalueted to designate such a profile. RESULTS: Through the data collection it was showed that not even all the handbooks contained the effort test (ET) and peripheric muscular force test. CONCLUSION: It is indispensible to if initiate the CVR program the realization of routine examinations, but, over all the ET and the 1MR test which will stipulate the training bases of each cardiopathy.