Exercise with valvular prostheses

• April 27, 2024

The majority of cardiac patients (not just the artificial heart valve carriers called prosthesis or of stents) can do exercise physical, with the prerequisite of an exercise test or ergometry.

According to the Spanish Heart Foundation If you continue doing some physical activity, it is convenient to practice an exercise test at least once a year (or when your cardiologist prescribes it), because the disease may have some variations.

Once the stress test has been done, the patient should know what types of exercise or sport he can practice (which should always be done according to the prescriptions of his cardiologist). Ideally, physical activity should be carried out in conjunction with a Cardiac Rehabilitation Unit, where there are multidisciplinary teams that specialize in physical training of the cardiac patient.

In some cases, patients with prosthesis they can not exercise for a while; however, later he would have to undergo the stress test to start a routine.

On the other hand, it is proven that cardiac patients who do regular physical exercise, fulfilling the requirements of each patient, better control their risk factors and have a lower morbidity and mortality than those who do not.

Therefore, whether you are a carrier of prosthesis heart valves or you have any heart disease, the exercise physical not only can perform it but you must do so, provided it is under the supervision of a Cardiac Rehabilitation Unit or, failing that, your cardiologist.

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