COMPARATIVE EFFECTS OF ELLIPTICAL TRAINING VS RESISTANCE TRAINING ON CARDIOPULMONARY PARAMETERS IN POST CABG PATIENTS

Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) has been widely and increasingly used since the 1960s as a common surgical procedure to restore blood flow into the stenotic coronary arteries

. It is one of the effective ways to treat coronary artery disease, which can significantly relieve patients' myocardial ischemia and hypoxia symptoms and improve their quality of life.

Data were collected from Itefaq hospital, sehat medical complex Lahore. Borg dyspnea and quality of life (SF12) questioner were used before and after the intervention.

Assessment was done through the tool before and after the treatment.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Both male and female age 45-55 years.
• Post Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG) patients at phase III cardiac rehabilitation were included .
• Patients who had physically active lower limbs were included .

Exclusion Criteria:

• Participants who had psychological conditions that may influence understanding or answering of questionnaire.
• Patients with other cardiac lesions combined with simultaneous surgical management, such as valvular lesions, macro vascular lesions, and ventricular wall tumors.
• Patients diagnosed with emergency CABG, minimally invasive CABG, or recurrent cardiac surgery.
• Patients with severe dysfunction of important organs such as the lung, liver, and kidney.
• Patients with recent major surgery or trauma of other parts of body.
• Pregnant or lactating women.

The study was single blinded,as accessor of the study were kept blind to the intervention group