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Impact of cardiovascular rehabilitation and in TAVI (transcatheter aortic valve implantation) patients. Comparison with the impact of telerehabilitation as an alternative method in TAVI in Covid-19 era

Not Applicable
Conditions
Cardiovascular rehabilitation in patients after TAVI
Circulatory System
Registration Number
ISRCTN32148715
Lead Sponsor
niversity of West Attica
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Ongoing
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
75
Inclusion Criteria

1. Men and women aged 60-85 years
2. Will have undergone TAVI within a period of time 6 months before starting the cardiovascular rehabilitation program
3. Functional class of heart failure I to III, according to the functional classification of the New York Heart Association (NYHA)
4. Patients will be under medication and should have an ejection fraction (EF) =40%
5. Willing to be assigned to the study

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients with severe-grade coronary artery disease
2. Genetic and non-genetic diseases that cause systolic or diastolic dysfunction
3. History of thromboembolic and vascular events diseases
4. Patients with an individual history of syncope fainting episodes and dangerous arrhythmias
5. Autoimmune patients or endocrinological diseases
6. Respiratory ailments
7. Neoplastic, hepatic, nephrological and infectious disease
8. Patients with disorders affecting the ability to exercise

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<br> Measured at the initial visit and at the end of the study protocol:<br> 1. Functional capacity will be measured using ergospirometric indicators as peak oxygen uptake (VO2peak), respiratory equivalent slope for carbon dioxide (VE/VCO2)<br> 2. Survival rate will be assessed with the heart rate recovery index (HRR)<br> 3. The effects of cardiac symptoms will be assessed with the SF-36 quality of life scale<br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
There are no secondary outcome measures
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