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The aim of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of earlier initiation of walking training in patients after coronary angioplasty in the first stage of cardiac rehabilitation.<\/jats:p>\n \n Material and methods<\/jats:title>\n \n 50 patients after NSTEMI were examined. Based on the recruitment and after meeting the inclusion and exclusion criteria, they were randomly assigned to two groups. The first group - clinical (\n n<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009=\u200925) was subjected to 5-day rehabilitation consisting of 6 training units performed twice a day in a 30-meter corridor. The second group - control (\n n<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009=\u200925), performed a standard cardiac rehabilitation program. Before starting and after completing training and rehabilitation, all patients underwent echocardiography to assess left ventricular functions (LVEF%, LVEDD, LVESD) and. 6-minute walk test to determine level of physical fitness.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n \n After completing the 5-day walking training, a significant increase in exercise tolerance was observed in both the clinical and control groups. In the experimental group, a significant increase in exercise tolerance was observed (distance: +184.6\u2005m,\n p<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009&lt;\u20090.001, d\u2009=\u20090.82,\n \u03b7<\/jats:italic>\n 2<\/jats:sup>\n \u2009=\u20090.316; walking speed: +1.84\u2005m\/s,\n p<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009=\u20090.032, d\u2009=\u20090.74,\n \u03b7<\/jats:italic>\n 2<\/jats:sup>\n \u2009=\u20090.501; METs: +3.07,\n p<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009=\u20090.001, d\u2009=\u20090.69,\n \u03b7<\/jats:italic>\n 2<\/jats:sup>\n \u2009=\u20090.342; HR peak: +20.68\u2005bpm,\n p<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009&lt;\u20090.000, d\u2009=\u20090.816,\n \u03b7<\/jats:italic>\n 2<\/jats:sup>\n \u2009=\u20090.662). In the control group, the improvement was small (distance: +23.2\u2005m,\n p<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009=\u20090.044, d\u2009=\u20090.20,\n \u03b7<\/jats:italic>\n 2<\/jats:sup>\n \u2009=\u20090.112; HR peak: +6.36\u2005bpm,\n p<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009=\u20090.011, d\u2009=\u20090.228,\n \u03b7<\/jats:italic>\n 2<\/jats:sup>\n \u2009=\u20090.116).\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n Early walking training significantly affects the level of exercise tolerance, similarly to a standard rehabilitation program.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fcvm.2026.1688997","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,1,29]],"date-time":"2026-01-29T06:39:40Z","timestamp":1769668780000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Effectiveness of early walking training in patients after NSTEMI treated with angioplasty in the first stage of cardiac rehabilitation"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"L.","family":"Cepicka","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pedagogy, West Bohemia University Plzen","place":["Pilsen, Czechia"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"T.","family":"Gabrys","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physical Education, West Bohemia University Plzen","place":["Pilsen, Czechia"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"M.","family":"Orczyk","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"American Heart of Poland Katowice","place":["Katowice, Poland"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Z.","family":"Nowak","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physiotherapy Katowice, J. 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