A Survey of the Effect of a Cardiac Rehabilitation Program (Concurrent Resistance-Endurance Training) on Homocysteine, Interleukin-6 and Interleukin-10 Changes in Men with Heart Disease

The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of endurance-resistance training on serum changes of homocysteine, interleukin-6, and IL-10 in men with heart disease. For this purpose, 38 patients who referred to medical cardiovascular centers of Shahin Shahr city were selected by convenience sampling method. The patients had undergone bypass surgery or angioplasty balloon. Patients filled out a demographic questionnaire and necessary tests were conducted to determine their risk factors. Before and after the training, anthropometric indexes (weight, waist circumference, hip circumference and subcutaneous fat in three regions) were measured and blood tests for IL-6, IL-10, homocysteine and walk test for 6 min. (to determine physical capacity) were carried out. The training protocol lasted 24 sessions, 3 days a week, one hour each session. Results showed that the rehabilitation program significantly reduced homocysteine and inflammatory cytokines. Overall, the present study showed that a rehabilitation program with concurrent resistanceendurance training can be a suitable method to improve functional capacity in patients with heart disease given the specific effect of each type of training.