Authors

Arnengsih Nazir¹, Brandon Clementius², Badai Bhatara Tiksnadi³, Nova Sylviana⁴, Januar Wibawa Martha³

Affiliations

 ¹Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Medicine, Dr. Hasan Sadikin General Hospital, Faculty of Medicine Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, Indonesia ²Department of Medical, Ukrida Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia ³Department of Internal Medicine/Cardiology and Vascular Medicine, Dr. Hasan Sadikin General Hospital, Faculty of Medicine Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, Indonesia ⁴Department of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Medicine Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, Indonesia

 Background

• Cardiac rehabilitation supports recovery after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG).

• This study compared fitness improvement across patients with different risk factor profiles.

Methods 

• Retrospective analysis of 45 CABG patients who completed phase II cardiac rehabilitation (October 2023–March 2024).
• Risk factors: obesity, hypertension, diabetes, and dyslipidemia. Outcomes: 6-minute walk distance, maximal oxygen consumption, and metabolic equivalents.

 Key Results

• The average risk factor count was 2.3 per patient; dyslipidemia was most common (73.3%).

• Fitness improved significantly in all patients and all risk factor groups.

• Patients with obesity improved significantly more than non-obese patients (p = 0.009).

Discussion & Conclusion

• Phase II cardiac rehabilitation significantly improved cardiorespiratory fitness regardless of risk factor profile.
• It should be universally recommended after CABG, with tailored interventions for patients with obesity.

Related SDGs

SDG 3: Good Health and Well-Being – Improving recovery after cardiac surgery

Journal InformationJournal: Turkish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2025.27884