2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
The safety and effectiveness of cardiac rehabilitation for abdominal aortic aneurysm
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15K16351
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Rehabilitation science/Welfare engineering
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| Research Institution | The University of Tokyo |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
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| Keywords | AAA / cardiac rehabilitation |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
We conducted a retrospective cohort study on patients with a small AAA before surgery. The risk for AAA repair was much lower in the rehabilitation group after matching. AAA expansion rate was slower in the rehabilitation group (before matching: rehabilitation versus nonrehabilitation group, 2.3±3.7 versus 3.8±3.4 mm/y [P=0.008]; after matching: rehabilitation versus nonrehabilitation group, 2.1±3.0 versus 4.5±4.0 mm/y [P<0.001]). Elevation of blood pressure during exercise was positively correlated with AAA expansion rate after the rehabilitation program (r=0.569, P<0.001). Cardiac rehabilitation protects against the expansion of small AAAs and mitigates the risk associated with AAA repair, possibly because of the decreased elevation of blood pressure during exercise. The report was published. Cardiac Rehabilitation Protects Against the Expansion of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm. J Am Heart Assoc. 2018 Feb 27;7(5).
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| Free Research Field |
心臓リハビリテーション
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