Clinical aviation medicine : a physical-conditioning program for cardiac patients - a progress report.

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• Creators:
  Naughton, John ; Lategola, Michael T. ; Shanbour, Kamal
• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Office of Aviation Medicine
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Cardiovascular diseases
  • Etiology
  • Pathology
  • Therapy
  • Physical fitness
  • Blood pressure
  • Heart rate
  • Breath
  • Electrocardiography
  • Case studies
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  AM 66-21 ; DOT/FAA/AM-66/21
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  Civil Aerospace Medical Institute
• Abstract:
  Twenty men with well-documented episodes of myocardial infarction participated in a physical-conditioning program for 3 months or longer during the past 2 years. The activity consisted of intermittent jogging, calesthenics sic, and competitive games conducted as 1-hour sessions 5 days a week. Average participation by each individual was 3 days a week. ; Nineteen of the twenty patients returned to full employment; three were hospitalized a total of five times for minor noncardiac complaints; ten have discontinued the program for a variety of reasons and four have been vigorous participants for over a year. Three patients have died; two of presumed recurrent episodes of myocardial infarction and one of suicide. Two deaths have also occurred in an aged-matched group of sedentary cardiac patients during a comparable period of time, but, in addition, they have had four more episodes of myocardial infarction. ; The results to date indicate that cardiac patients can be physically rehabilitated without fear of jeopardizing their clinical course.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/20790/dot_20790_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 886.53 KB]
• Collection(s):
  FAA Civil Aerospace Medical Institute ; US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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