Tai Chi Chuan improves functional capacity after XXXX : A randomized clinical trial.

@entity1 @entity583 @entity26
BACKGROUND: @entity1 with a recent @entity583 ( @entity583 ) present a reduction in functional capacity expressed as a decrease in peak @entity26 consumption (Vo2 peak). The impact of a Tai Chi Chuan (TCC) cardiac rehabilitation program for @entity1 recovering from recent @entity583 has yet to be assessed. Our goal is to evaluate functional capacity after a TCC-based cardiac rehabilitation program in @entity1 with recent @entity583 . METHODS: A single-blind randomized clinical trial was conducted. The researchers who performed the tests were blinded to group allocation. Between the 14th and 21st days after hospital discharge, all @entity1 performed a cardiopulmonary exercise testing and a laboratory blood workup. Mean age was similar (56  9 years in the TCC group and 60  9 years in the control group). @entity1 allocated to the intervention group performed 3 weekly sessions of TCC Beijin style for 12 weeks (n=31). The control group participated in 3 weekly sessions of full-body stretching exercises (n=30). RESULTS: After the 12-week study period, @entity1 in the TCC group experienced a significant 14% increase in Vo2 peak from baseline (21.6    5.2 to 24.6    5.2 mL/kg per minute), whereas control @entity1 had a nonsignificant 5% decline in Vo2 peak (20.4    5.1 to 19.4    4.4 mL/kg per minute). There was a significant difference between the 2 groups (P<.0001). CONCLUSIONS: Tai Chi Chuan practice was associated with an increase in Vo2 peak in @entity1 with a recent @entity583 and may constitute an effective form of cardiac rehabilitation in this @entity1 population.
