1. Exercise Management
CABG and PTCA
Chapter 07

2. Exercise Management – CABG and PTCA
CABG – Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery PTCA – Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty, aka. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Coronary Artery Occlusion
Pathophysiology
Coronary Atherosclerosis
Significant Plaque Occlusion >75 %
Progression of disease requires revascularization

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Purpose of Revascularization
↑Myocardial blood flow and O2 delivery beyond an obstructive arterial lesion
↓ or eliminate myocardial ischemia, including ST-segment changes, angina, ventricular arrhythmias, or combinations thereof
↓ cardiovascular mortality and morbidity
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PTCA (PCI)

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Indications for CABG (follows cardiac cath.)
Relief of angina when pharmacologic therapy is ineffective
When PTCA is contraindicated
Prolong life in patient with multiple artery, or main artery disease, in patient with ventricular dysfunction due to vascular disease
Preserve LV function, especially following an MI that has already compromised LV function

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CABG are performed on patients who have multiple vessel disease and poor ventricular function, and poor LV ejection fraction.
Complications include infarction following surgery and (saphenous) grafts tend to remain open 90% at 1 year, 80% at 5 years, and 60% at 11 years post surgery.
Mammary grafts have 93%, 10 yr patency (remain open)
The greatest incidence of graft occlusion occurs between 5-8 years post surgery
Total relief of angina is typically 70% at 5 years, approx. 50% are asymptomatic at 10 years

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Indications and Concerns for PTCA
Originally the choice for single vessel disease
Now used to treat multiple vessel disease, impaired LV function, and to open an acute occlusion during an MI
If PTCA fails then CABG is used during surgery
PTCA is less invasive and requires a shorter hospital stay
Arterial injury, thrombosis, and restenosis are the major complications of PTCA
PTCA stints can now be coated with anti-thrombic agents to help prevent restenosis.

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Indications and Concerns for PTCA (PCI)
Risks and Complications:
Low risk symptomatic patients may not benefit any more from PCI than with conservative treatments
PCI may involve:
Bleeding at the catheter insertion site
Blood clot or damage to the blood vessel at the insertion site
Blood clot within the vessel treated with PCI
Infection at the catheter insertion site
Cardiac dysrhythmias /arrhythmias MI
Rupture of Coronary Artery

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Benefits of PTCA (PCI)
Increases myocardial blood flow, thus:
Correct ischemic complications reflected in exercise ECG response (T wave inversion and ST-depression)
Reduce angina on exertion
Increase PWC (physical work capacity)
Improve Oxygen supply and demand (MVO2) and improve contractility and hemodynamic function
May improve post-exercise chronotropic impairment, and reduce the risk of hypotensive response (reducing likelihood of pre-syncope)

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Effects of Exercise Training
Many results are similar to those with post MI
↑ Max Vo2 (mean 20%)
↓ myocardial demand (↓ Submax HR and SBP for given workload)
↑ glucose metabolism, ↓ insulin resistance, and other typical changes in blood lipid profiles.
In patients with stable CAD, PTCA (PCI) who undertook a 12 month training program resulted in a higher (event-free) survival rate. Each 1 MET increase in exercise appears to confer 8-17% reduction in mortality.

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Management and Medications
Attempt to slow, halt, or reverse the progression of atherosclerosis through medication and health behavior management (diet, exercise, stress management), while maintaining the integrity of the vasculature addressed during surgery.
Poor prognosis includes: 1) recurrent angina, 2) pre-syncope, syncope, and 3) threatening forms of ventricular ectopy (multiform PVC, couplets, V-tach )
Repeat PTCA is the usual treatment for restenosis.

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Recommendations for Exercise Testing
Exercise testing may begin earlier than for post MI patients (CABG = 3-5 weeks, PTCA 2-5 weeks)
Cycle and Treadmill Tests commonly used with CABG due to incision pain in the sternum area
Retest procedures should follow for any patients who are symptomatic within 5 years, and all patients after five years.
The combination of perfusion and exercise testing can detect ischemia and restenosis.

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Recommendations for Exercise Testing
Supine cycle ergometry and echocardiography may be used to dectect wall function abnormalities and provide prognostic information for risk assessment if clinical restenosis.
ST-segment changes, CP, or both present in the follow-up exercise test (2-5 weeks) may be indicative or restenosis .

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Recommendations for Programming (see chart p. 63, also below)
Significant increases in functional capacity and ADL will occur in the weeks following CABG and PTCA ( improved myocardial supply)
CABG and PTCA patients can typically begin exercise programming sooner and at a more accelerated rate than post MI patients.
ROM exercises are indicated for CABG patients and contraindicated with excessive sternal movements.
Individuals with > 4 MET capacity and who complete 12 week programs have less mortality risk

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Recommendations for Programming (see chart p. 63)
CABG and PTCA may begin inpatient exercise rehabilitation sooner than post MI and;
Progress at a more accelerated rate, and
Devote more attention to upper extremity ROM
CABG focused ROM - 1) Shoulder ROM exercises; 2) Hip ROM exercises; Ankle ROM exercises.

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