Effects of microcurrents and physical exercise on the abdominal fat in patients with coronary artery disease
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Resumo: | Introduction Coronary artery disease is associated with decreased levels of physical activity, contributing to increases in abdominal fat and consequently increasing metabolic risk. The innovative use of microcurrents may be an effective method to increase the lipolytic rate of abdominal adipocytes. This study aimed to investigate the effects of utilizing microcurrents in a home-based exercise program in subjects with coronary artery disease to assess changes in total, subcutaneous and visceral abdominal adipose tissue. Methods This controlled trial included 44 subjects with myocardial infarction, randomly divided into Intervention Group 1 (IG1; n = 16), Intervention Group 2 (IG2; n = 12) and Control Group (CG; n = 16). IG1 performed a specific exercise program at home during 8 weeks, and IG2 additionally used microcurrents on the abdominal region before the exercise program. All groups were given health education sessions. Computed tomography was used to evaluate abdominal, subcutaneous and visceral fat, accelerometers to measure habitual physical activity and the semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire for dietary intake. Results After 8 weeks, IG2 showed a significantly decrease in subcutaneous fat (p ≤ 0.05) when compared to CG. Concerning visceral fat, both intervention groups showed a significant decrease in comparison to the CG (p ≤ 0.05). No significant changes were found between groups on dietary intake and habitual physical activity, except for sedentary activity that decreased significantly for IG2 in comparison with CG (p ≤ 0.05). Conclusion This specific home-based exercise program using microcurrent therapy for individuals with coronary artery disease showed improvements in visceral and subcutaneous abdominal fat. |
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Effects of microcurrents and physical exercise on the abdominal fat in patients with coronary artery diseaseMicrocurrentExercise programCardiac rehabilitationIntroduction Coronary artery disease is associated with decreased levels of physical activity, contributing to increases in abdominal fat and consequently increasing metabolic risk. The innovative use of microcurrents may be an effective method to increase the lipolytic rate of abdominal adipocytes. This study aimed to investigate the effects of utilizing microcurrents in a home-based exercise program in subjects with coronary artery disease to assess changes in total, subcutaneous and visceral abdominal adipose tissue. Methods This controlled trial included 44 subjects with myocardial infarction, randomly divided into Intervention Group 1 (IG1; n = 16), Intervention Group 2 (IG2; n = 12) and Control Group (CG; n = 16). IG1 performed a specific exercise program at home during 8 weeks, and IG2 additionally used microcurrents on the abdominal region before the exercise program. All groups were given health education sessions. Computed tomography was used to evaluate abdominal, subcutaneous and visceral fat, accelerometers to measure habitual physical activity and the semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire for dietary intake. Results After 8 weeks, IG2 showed a significantly decrease in subcutaneous fat (p ≤ 0.05) when compared to CG. Concerning visceral fat, both intervention groups showed a significant decrease in comparison to the CG (p ≤ 0.05). No significant changes were found between groups on dietary intake and habitual physical activity, except for sedentary activity that decreased significantly for IG2 in comparison with CG (p ≤ 0.05). Conclusion This specific home-based exercise program using microcurrent therapy for individuals with coronary artery disease showed improvements in visceral and subcutaneous abdominal fat.ElsevierRepositório Científico do Instituto Politécnico do PortoNoites, AndreiaPinto, JoanaFreitas, Carla PatríciaMelo, CristinaAlbuquerque, AníbalTeixeira, ManuelaRibeiro, FernandoBastos, José Mesquita2016-10-01T00:30:10Z20152015-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/7426eng1876-382010.1016/j.eujim.2015.06.002info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-03-13T12:47:58Zoai:recipp.ipp.pt:10400.22/7426Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T17:27:54.357113Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Effects of microcurrents and physical exercise on the abdominal fat in patients with coronary artery disease |
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Effects of microcurrents and physical exercise on the abdominal fat in patients with coronary artery disease |
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Effects of microcurrents and physical exercise on the abdominal fat in patients with coronary artery disease Noites, Andreia Microcurrent Exercise program Cardiac rehabilitation |
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Effects of microcurrents and physical exercise on the abdominal fat in patients with coronary artery disease |
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Effects of microcurrents and physical exercise on the abdominal fat in patients with coronary artery disease |
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Effects of microcurrents and physical exercise on the abdominal fat in patients with coronary artery disease |
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Effects of microcurrents and physical exercise on the abdominal fat in patients with coronary artery disease |
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Effects of microcurrents and physical exercise on the abdominal fat in patients with coronary artery disease |
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Noites, Andreia |
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Noites, Andreia Pinto, Joana Freitas, Carla Patrícia Melo, Cristina Albuquerque, Aníbal Teixeira, Manuela Ribeiro, Fernando Bastos, José Mesquita |
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Pinto, Joana Freitas, Carla Patrícia Melo, Cristina Albuquerque, Aníbal Teixeira, Manuela Ribeiro, Fernando Bastos, José Mesquita |
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Repositório Científico do Instituto Politécnico do Porto |
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Noites, Andreia Pinto, Joana Freitas, Carla Patrícia Melo, Cristina Albuquerque, Aníbal Teixeira, Manuela Ribeiro, Fernando Bastos, José Mesquita |
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Microcurrent Exercise program Cardiac rehabilitation |
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Microcurrent Exercise program Cardiac rehabilitation |
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Introduction Coronary artery disease is associated with decreased levels of physical activity, contributing to increases in abdominal fat and consequently increasing metabolic risk. The innovative use of microcurrents may be an effective method to increase the lipolytic rate of abdominal adipocytes. This study aimed to investigate the effects of utilizing microcurrents in a home-based exercise program in subjects with coronary artery disease to assess changes in total, subcutaneous and visceral abdominal adipose tissue. Methods This controlled trial included 44 subjects with myocardial infarction, randomly divided into Intervention Group 1 (IG1; n = 16), Intervention Group 2 (IG2; n = 12) and Control Group (CG; n = 16). IG1 performed a specific exercise program at home during 8 weeks, and IG2 additionally used microcurrents on the abdominal region before the exercise program. All groups were given health education sessions. Computed tomography was used to evaluate abdominal, subcutaneous and visceral fat, accelerometers to measure habitual physical activity and the semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire for dietary intake. Results After 8 weeks, IG2 showed a significantly decrease in subcutaneous fat (p ≤ 0.05) when compared to CG. Concerning visceral fat, both intervention groups showed a significant decrease in comparison to the CG (p ≤ 0.05). No significant changes were found between groups on dietary intake and habitual physical activity, except for sedentary activity that decreased significantly for IG2 in comparison with CG (p ≤ 0.05). Conclusion This specific home-based exercise program using microcurrent therapy for individuals with coronary artery disease showed improvements in visceral and subcutaneous abdominal fat. |
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