Cardiovascular and Pulmonary: Resistance Exercise Training

Question 1

Goals and Outcomes

Answer 1

• Decrease cardiac demands during ADL’s

Question 2

Patient Criteria for Resistance Training: Post MI

Answer 2

• Permitted if it remains under 70% max HR or 5 MET’s for 6 weeks post MI
• Be cautious of Valsalva

Question 3

Patient Criteria for Resistance Training: Cardiac Surgery

Answer 3

• Lower extremity Resistance Training can be initiated immediately
• Upper extremity resistance should be avoided until soft tissue and boney healing has taken place

Question 4

Patient Criteria for Resistance Training: Post Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty

Answer 4

Can be initiated with a

• Minimum of 3 weeks post procedure
• Minimum of 2 weeks consistent participation in cardiac rehab

Question 5

Patient Criteria for Resistance Training: No evidence of the following conditions

Answer 5

• Congestive Heart Failure
• Dysrhythmias
• Severe Valvular Disease
• Uncontrolled hypertension
• Unstable symptoms

Question 6

Exercise Prescription

Answer 6

• Start with low resistance
• One set of 10-15 repetitions
• RPE should range from 11-13 correlated with hemodynamic response to activity
• Rate pressure product maintained within the prescribed parameters