Rehabilitación cardiaca en adultos hipertensos con riesgo cardiovascular leve y moderado que asisten al Centro de Salud San Carlos de Esmeraldas.

Abstract

Hypertension is a pathology that affects the blood vessels caused by increased blood pressure. Cardiac Rehabilitation are activities that improve physical and functional condition and quality of life. Objective: To determine the benefits of cardiac rehabilitation in hypertensive patients with mild and moderate cardiovascular risk who attend the San Carlos de Esmeraldas health center Methodology: Quantitative approach, explanatory scope, experimental design, sample 68 patients between 35 and 65 years of the center of health San Carlos de, Esmeraldas. Blood pressure, heart rate, maximum heart rate, modified Borg scale, risk factors, quality of life were assessed with the SF36 survey and treadmill test, and cardiovascular risk was classified. Results: 60.3% women and 39.7% men; 54.4% older than 55 years; high risk factors overweight 80.88%, cholesterol 69.12%, mild CVR 51.50% and moderate 8.19% in women and 19.10% in men, according to Borg pretreatment 61% obtained very, very heavy and 38% maximum effort reducing it 42% very, very heavy, 45% very heavy, and 11% heavier; In blood pressure, a mean of 154.5 / 95.35 mmHg pretreatment was obtained, which was reduced to 130.05 / 84.7 mmHg post-treatment. In the heart rate we obtained a decrease from 92.35 beats / min to 78.5 in the post; 81% had a worse QoL and a 19% better quality of life initially; post treatment 100% improved their quality of life; On treadmill 55.88% normal, 33.82% mild hypoxia, 10.30% moderate hypoxia; they improved to 100% normal.