[Work capacity of patients after resection of post-infarction heart aneurysm].

Abstract

The paper provides data of a ten-year follow-up of 51 patients who underwent postinfarction left ventricular aneurysmectomy in the All-Union Surgery Research Center with a view to verifying the degree of working capacity loss. In the long-term period, out of them 37 persons (72.5%) had Group II disability, 10 (19.6%) had easier managerial jobs (4 persons (7.8%) had not worked before surgery) and 3 (5.9%) retired on their old-age pension. The surgical therapy for postinfarction cardiac aneurysm significantly improves the functional status and physical working capacity in 72.5% of the patients.

• Authors: I S Aslibekian, L N Ivanov, V M Tkachenko, B V Shabalkin, I N Tsoĭ
• Journal: Kardiologiia (Kardiologiia) Vol. 29 Issue 12 Pg. 12-5 (Dec 1989) ISSN: 0022-9040 [Print] Russia (Federation)
• Vernacular Title: Trudosposobnost' bol'nykh posle rezektsii postinfarktnoĭ anevrizmy serdtsa.
• PMID: 2632919 (Publication Type: Comparative Study, English Abstract, Journal Article)

Topics

• Adult
• Electrocardiography
• Exercise Test
• Heart Aneurysm (etiology, surgery)
• Humans
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Myocardial Infarction (complications)
• Work Capacity Evaluation