Efectos de un programa de rehabilitación cardíaca fase III sobre los factores de riesgo hipertensión arterial y obesidad en personas mayores de 60 a¿nos con enfermedad cardiovascular

[EN] Aim To quantify time of evolution of arterial hypertension (AHT) and obesity during Phase III of the Cardiac Rehabilitation Program (CRhbP) and to assess the possible influence of the patient's characteristics on the effectiveness of the program. Study design An observational retrospective study. Patients and methods A Phase III CRhbP was applied for one year on 18 patients over 60 years of age with cardiovascular disease (CVD). Both systolic (SBP) as well as diastolic (DBP) blood pressure (BP) and abdominal circumference (AC) were measured at the start of the program, at 6 months and at 12 months. Results The decrease in BP was significant for both SBP (p-value = 0.00) and DBP (p-valu…