Why the study?
Does early phase 2 cardiac rehabilitation with combined aerobic and resistance training improve functional outcomes in patients post-open heart valve surgery compared to aerobic training alone?
Population
89 patients (2 weeks to 1 month post-surgery) post-open heart valve surgery
Comparison
Supervised combined aerobic and resistance… vs Aerobic training alone
Design
RCT, Randomized
Follow-up
4 weeks
Key result
Combined aerobic and resistance training significantly improved 6-minute walk distance (466.39 vs 440.12 m, p=0.013) and 5-sit-to-stand time compared to aerobic training alone post-valve surgery.
Authors
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Supports adding resistance training to aerobic rehab post-valve surgery; extends RCT evidence for multimodal protocols in cardiac recovery.
RCT (n=89)
Does early phase 2 cardiac rehabilitation with combined aerobic and resistance training improve functional outcomes in patients post-open heart valve surgery compared to aerobic training alone?
Absolute Event Rate: 466.39% vs 440.12%
p-value: p=0.013
Combined aerobic and resistance training in early phase 2 cardiac rehabilitation significantly improves functional capacity compared to aerobic training alone in patients recovering from heart valve surgery.
Siagian et al. (2026) conducted an RCT in post-open heart valve surgery (n=89). Combined aerobic and resistance training vs. Aerobic training alone was evaluated on Six-Minute Walk Test (6MWT) (p=0.013). Combined aerobic and resistance training significantly improved 6-minute walk distance (466.39 vs 440.12 m, p=0.013) and 5-sit-to-stand time compared to aerobic training alone post-valve surgery.