Cardiac surgery recovery

Ronald Gainsford had a heart transplant in 1994 www.pittsburghpanthers.com/.../061809aab.html He still swims. Here is a little research I've done on the topic in summary: Cardiovascular & Pulmonary Diseases and Hypertension Cardiac conditions may be congenital or acquired and may be structural or functional. If a congenital heart problem exists, height, weight and motor development may be impaired. Cardiac conditions may include atherosclerosis or arteriosclerosis in which the walls of the arteries become thick and lose elasticity. Hypertension is an increase of systolic and/or diastolic blood pressure. Physical Activity Longer warm up and cool down, follow intensity guidelines from the physician, increase duration before increasing intensity. Participants are responsible for the maximal allowable heart rate and target heart zone. Coaches should be aware of relaxation and breathing techniques to remind participants should they need to lower their heart rate. Heart Transplants The heart is healthy but lacks a nervous connection to the brain, which controls hear rate. Reinnervation may occur years after the operation. Participants will be unable to reach normal peak heart rates with exercise. The resting heart rate is higher than normal ranging 90 bpm – 130 bpm. With exercise, heart rate rises more slowly, due to the dependency on increased catecholamines in the blood. Decreased oxygen uptake delivers less oxygen to muscles that are exercising, causing a decreased exercise tolerance and lower anaerobic threshold yielding increased lactic acid. The participant breathes harder, but less oxygen is delivered to the bloodstream. Coaches should remember that warm-up and cool-downs are even more necessary than usual. Participants should avoid extreme changes in temperatures. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I just got my hands on an interesting new study "Water Exercise in Patients With and Without Cardiovascular Disease: Benefits, Rationale, Safety, and Prescriptive Guidelines". The study was conducted at the William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak Michigan. I haven't had a chance to read and digest it yet. There are a number of studies on the benefits and healing properties of aquatic exercise (lap swimming/Masters swimming is a form of aquatic exercise). Good luck on your recovery!

Ronald Gainsford had a heart transplant in 1994 www.pittsburghpanthers.com/.../061809aab.html He still swims. Here is a little research I've done on the topic in summary: Cardiovascular & Pulmonary Diseases and Hypertension Cardiac conditions may be congenital or acquired and may be structural or functional. If a congenital heart problem exists, height, weight and motor development may be impaired. Cardiac conditions may include atherosclerosis or arteriosclerosis in which the walls of the arteries become thick and lose elasticity. Hypertension is an increase of systolic and/or diastolic blood pressure. Physical Activity Longer warm up and cool down, follow intensity guidelines from the physician, increase duration before increasing intensity. Participants are responsible for the maximal allowable heart rate and target heart zone. Coaches should be aware of relaxation and breathing techniques to remind participants should they need to lower their heart rate. Heart Transplants The heart is healthy but lacks a nervous connection to the brain, which controls hear rate. Reinnervation may occur years after the operation. Participants will be unable to reach normal peak heart rates with exercise. The resting heart rate is higher than normal ranging 90 bpm – 130 bpm. With exercise, heart rate rises more slowly, due to the dependency on increased catecholamines in the blood. Decreased oxygen uptake delivers less oxygen to muscles that are exercising, causing a decreased exercise tolerance and lower anaerobic threshold yielding increased lactic acid. The participant breathes harder, but less oxygen is delivered to the bloodstream. Coaches should remember that warm-up and cool-downs are even more necessary than usual. Participants should avoid extreme changes in temperatures. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I just got my hands on an interesting new study "Water Exercise in Patients With and Without Cardiovascular Disease: Benefits, Rationale, Safety, and Prescriptive Guidelines". The study was conducted at the William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak Michigan. I haven't had a chance to read and digest it yet. There are a number of studies on the benefits and healing properties of aquatic exercise (lap swimming/Masters swimming is a form of aquatic exercise). Good luck on your recovery!