Risk assessment of falls by selected parameters of Berg balance scale in patients with acute coronary syndrome and after coronary angiography

Grzegorz Biliński, M. Wójtowicz, Małgorzta Fuchs, Jacek Soboń, Henryk Racheniuk, Jan Szczegielniak

G. Biliński, M. Wójtowicz, M. Fuchs, J. Soboń, H. Racheniuk, J. Szczegielniak – Ocena ryzyka upadków wybranymi parametrami skali Berg u chorych po ostrych zespołach wieńcowych i po koronarografii. FP 2013; 13(4); 19-23

Abstract

The treatment and selected diagnostic tests performed inpatient cardiac patients often require immobilization. The procedures used in the treatment of these patients may have an impact on the control of postural and balance after immobilization and involve disturbances at the level of activities of daily living, preventing or hindering the maintenance of upright posture.
The aim of the study was to evaluate body balance control in patients with acute coronary syndromes and after coronary angiography
Examined 70 patients, including 35 after acute coronary syndrome treated with interventional cardiology ward of the Regional Medical Center. The study was conducted using a modified scale Berg showing deterioration in the balance in the group of patients who underwent angiography.

Key words:
Body balance, myocardial infarction, coronary angiography, BBS- Berg Balance scale, physiotherapy