Abstract: Objective To observe the effects of continuous rehabilitation exercise on emotion and quality of life after emergency percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Methods From June, 2013 to December, 2014, 95 acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients underwent emergency PCI were divided into intervention group (n=47) and control group (n=48) randomly. The control group accepted routine medicine and rehabilitation exercise for a week, while the intervention group accepted incremental exercise in hospital and rehabilitation exercise intervention after discharged. They were assessed with Self-rating Anxiety Scale (SAS), Self-rating Depression Scale (SDS) and WHO Quality of Life-BREF (WHOQOL-BREF) 3 months, 6 months, 12 months after PCI, and the cardiovascular events were recorded. Results The scores of SAS and SDS declined in both groups after PCI (F>27.394, P<0.001), and were less in the intervention group than in the control group (F>2.681, P<0.05). Meanwhile, the physiological, psychological, social relations and environmental scores of WHOQOL-BREF increased in both groups (F>10.394, P<0.001), and the physiological, psychological, social relation scores were more in the intervention group than in the control group (F>2.671, P<0.05), but the environmental score was not significantly different (F<0.568, P>0.05). The incidences of angina pectoris (12.8% vs. 29.2%) and re-infarction (0 vs. 10.4%) were less in the intervention group than in the control group within 12 months after PCI (P<0.05). Conclusion Continuous rehabilitation exercise can improve the long-term emotion and quality of life in patients after emergency PCI, and prevent the cardiovascular events.

Key words: acute myocardial infarction, percutaneous coronary intervention, emotion, quality of life, cardiovascular events