Introduction: Renal transplant recipients (RTRs) are at high cardiovascular risk (CV)\ncompared to the general population, especially after surgical treatment. The literature supports\nthe role of supervised exercise intervention; however no data are available regarding the effects\nof unsupervised exercise programs. We investigated whether a home exercise program could\nreduce CV risk in RTR based on possible changes in renal and cardiometabolic parameters and\nmyocardial performance measured by echocardiography. Methods: From a large cohort of 60 RTRs,\n30 RTRs (12 females and 18 males 48.3 ± 12.3 years) participated in individualized and unsupervised\ntraining programs for 6 months, at moderate intensity. Cardiometabolic risk factors, anthropometric\nparameters, lipid and glycemic blood sample profiles were studied as was myocardial performance\nfrom the 2D echo examination at T0, and T6 months. Results: The lipid profile remained in the\nrange of a low level of risk, although there was no significant improvement, whereas myocardial\nperformance, in particular the EF, was significantly improved. Conclusions: A home exercise program\nfor at least 6 months produces positive effects on myocardial function and helps maintain a low\ncardiovascular risk profile. The trend supports the importance of highlighting the role of a correct\nreconditioning of lifestyle in RTR, from the exercise program without supervision to moderate\nintensity, where well tolerated.
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