[Outpatient rehabilitation of postinfarct heart failure].

Patients who had had myocardial infarction complicated by the initial stages of cardiac insufficiency were tested for capacity for work and haemodynamics while undergoing outpatient rehabilitation. A rehabilitation program is offered based on self-training under periodic control, which consists in individual walks and medical gymnastics. Patients undergoing rehabilitation compared to the control groups show statistically significant decrease of symptoms of cardiac insufficiency, enhanced physical capacity for work, improved haemodynamics. This rehabilitation program can be recommended for patients with initial stages of cardiac insufficiency.