Interval Versus Continuous Training on Functional Capacity and Quality of Life in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease

Inclusion criteria

• Coronary heart Disease, with functional class II-III according to New York Heart Association classification system.
• At least 4 weeks from acute cardiac event, percutaneous or surgery revascularization.
• Optimized medical treatment in adequate doses ( betablockers, ACE inhibitors, ARA II, statins and antiplatelet drugs)
• Age > 18 years old.
• Willing to participate and sign an informed consent form

Exclusion criteria

• Residual ischemia waiting for revascularization.
• Any cardiac event for the last 4 weeks
• Abnormal Ergometry with hemodynamic or clinically significant arrhythmias during the procedure.
• History of severe ventricular arrhythmia
• Uncontrolled glycaemia or blood pressure
• Moderate to severe Chronic Pulmonary Obstructive Disease
• Osteomuscular and/or mental disorder that hampers an adequate adherence to the intervention program
• Other vascular diseases: rheumatologic/ autoimmune disorders, thrombopathies, hemophilia.
• Active oncologic disease.
• Treatment with corticosteroids.