Author(s)

Awa Ba-Diop^1,2,3, Abdou Khadir Sow⁴, Rim Mohamed Khaled⁴, Mor Diaw^2,3,4, Mame Saloum Coly⁵, Fulgence Abdou Faye¹, Amadou Ndiadé¹, Bamba Gaye^3,6, Abdoulaye Ba^2,4, Abdoulaye Samb^2,4

¹Laboratory of Physiology and Functional Explorations, Department of Medicine, Alioune Diop University of Bambey, Bambey, Senegal.
²IRL3189 Environment, Health, Societies, CNRS-UCAD, Dakar, Senegal.
³The African Research Network Noncommunicable Diseases, Dakar, Senegal.
⁴Laboratory of Physiology and Functional Explorations, FMPOS UCAD, Dakar, Senegal.
⁵Laboratory of Physiology and Functional Explorations, UFR Santé, UAS of Thiès, Thiès, Senegal.
⁶INSERM U970 Team 4, Paris, France.

Cardiac rehabilitation helps improve the prognosis and quality of life for patients with heart disease. To show its interest in the African context, in the management of heart disease, a prospective study was carried out. Its objective was to evaluate the effects of physical rehabilitation on cardiac function. Methods: Patients were evaluated at the beginning and at the end of cardiovascular rehabilitation by cardiovascular, biological, and echocardiographic parameters including the size of the heart chambers, the kinetics of the walls, and the systolic function of the ventricles. Results: The study involved 12 patients, 67% of whom were men. After cardiac rehabilitation, the mean hemodynamic constants had not been significantly modified. However, a significant decrease in Total-Cholesterol, LDL-Cholesterol and triglyceride levels was noted. Mean fasting blood sugar decreased from 1.25 ± 0.48 g/L to 0.92 ± 0.18 g/L and glycated hemoglobin from 7.72% ± 0.01% to 6.45% ± 0.008%. The echocardiographic parameters studied showed an improvement in the dilation of the heart chambers in 8.33% of the patients, the normalization of the ejection fraction of the left ventricle in 16% patients, the improvement of the kinetic disorders in 16% of patients and recovery of right ventricular systolic function in all patients. Conclusion: Cardiac rehabilitation as a secondary preventive measure for cardiovascular disease has contributed significantly to improving the clinico-biological parameters of the disease.

Cardiac Rehabilitation, Heart Disease, Cardiovascular Disease

Ba-Diop, A. , Sow, A. , Khaled, R. , Diaw, M. , Coly, M. , Faye, F. , Ndiadé, A. , Gaye, B. , Ba, A. and Samb, A. (2024) Interest of Cardiac Rehabilitation in Patients with Heart Disease in a Cardiology Department in Senegal. World Journal of Cardiovascular Diseases, 14, 217-227. doi: 10.4236/wjcd.2024.144017.