Comprehensive Cardiac Rehabilitation in a Case of a Patient with SARS-CoV-2 Cardiomyopathy

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Keywords:

rehabilitation, coronavirus, cardiovascular disease, functionality, quality of life.

Abstract

Introduction: A reported complication of SARS-CoV-2 infection is cardiomyopathy. It has been described that patients may present with significant impairment of functional class, limiting performance in activities of daily living, social, family and work. Cardiac rehabilitation as an integral component is a non-pharmacological treatment alternative in the management of cardiovascular sequelae caused by SARS-CoV-2.

Objective: To describe the impact of comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation in a case of a patient with cardiomyopathy due to SARS-CoV-2.

Case report: We present the case of a 56-year-old patient with SARS-CoV-2 cardiomyopathy who underwent comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation.

Conclusions: Cardiac rehabilitation with a comprehensive multidisciplinary intervention component allowed the patient to improve aerobic capacity, symptomatology, health-related quality of life and reincorporation to social, family and work activities.

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Author Biographies

Jhonatan Betancourt Peña, Escuela Nacional del Deporte. Universidad del Valle.

Fisioterapeuta. Especialista en rehabilitación cardiaca y pulomnar. Magíster en Administración. Magíster en Salud Pública. Docente Escuela Nacional del Deporte. Docente Universidad del Valle. Investigador SENIOR reconocido por Ministerio de Ciencias y Tecnología (Minciencias), Colombia.

Kirby Gutiérrez-Arce, Universidad Autónoma de Occidente, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León. Sinaloa, México.

Profesor Universidad Autónoma de Occidente. Licienciatura en Fisioterapia.

Rosa Virginia Mora-Guerra, Universidad del Valle. Clínica de Occidente.

Docente Escuela de Rehabilitación Humana

Diana Carolina Zamudio-Espinosa, Escuela Nacional del Deporte. Universidad del Valle.

Docente Facultad de Salud.

Juan Carlos Ávila-Valencia, Escuela Nacional del Deporte. Clínica de Occidente S.A.

Docente Facultad de Salud y Rehabilitación.

Published

2023-07-11

How to Cite

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Betancourt Peña J, Gutiérrez-Arce K, Mora-Guerra RV, Zamudio-Espinosa DC, Ávila-Valencia JC. Comprehensive Cardiac Rehabilitation in a Case of a Patient with SARS-CoV-2 Cardiomyopathy. Rev cuba med gen integr [Internet]. 2023 Jul. 11 [cited 2025 Mar. 14];39(2). Available from: https://revmgi.sld.cu/index.php/mgi/article/view/2077

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PRESENTACIONES DE CASOS