Efficacy and safety of exercise training in patients with chronic heart failure: HF-ACTION randomized controlled trial.
O'Connor CM, Whellan DJ, Lee KL, Keteyian SJ, Cooper LS, Ellis SJ, Leifer ES, Kraus WE, Kitzman DW, Blumenthal JA, Rendall DS, Miller NH, Fleg JL, Schulman KA, McKelvie RS, Zannad F, Piña IL, The objective of this study was to test the efficacy and safety of exercise training among patients with heart failure. 2331 [...]
Effects of exercise training on health status in patients with chronic heart failure: HF-ACTION randomized controlled trial.
Flynn KE, Piña IL, Whellan DJ, Lin L, Blumenthal JA, Ellis SJ, Fine LJ, Howlett JG, Keteyian SJ, Kitzman DW, Kraus WE, Miller NH, Schulman KA, Spertus JA, O'Connor CM, Weinfurt KP The objective of this study was to test the effects of exercise training on health status among patients with heart failure. 2331 medically [...]
Prognostic Usefulness of Dyspnea Versus Fatigue as Reason for Exercise Test Termination in Patients With Heart Failure
Chase P, Arena P, Myers J, Abella J, Paberdy MA, Guazzi M, Kenjale A, Bensimhon D. This investigation examined differences in cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPX) variables and prognosis according to reason for test termination. One hundred eighty-three patients with HF (left ventricular ejection fraction at rest 24.3 ± 9.9%) underwent CPX in which the [...]
A cardiopulmonary exercise testing score for predicting outcomes in patients with heart failure.
Meyers J, Arena R, Dewey F, Bensimhon D, Abella J, Hsu L, Chase P, Guazzi M, Peberdy MA This study set out to evaluate the predictive accuracy of a cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPX) score. Cardiopulmonary exercise test responses, including peak VO2, markers of ventilatory inefficiency, and hemodynamic responses are strong predictors of outcomes in [...]
Intermittent versus Continuous Exercise: Effects of Perceptually Lower Exercise in Obese Women.
Coquart JBJ, Lemarie C, Dubart A-E, Luttembacher D-P, Douillard C, Garcin M The main aims of this study were to determine which type of exercise (continuous vs intermittent) was perceived less hard; and to analyze the impact of a training program on the basis of this exercise in obese women with and without type 2 [...]
Heart rate and pulse pressure at rest are major prognostic markers of early postoperative complications after coronary bypass surgery.
Aboyans V, Frank M, Nubret K, Lacroix P, Laskar M. In this study of 1022 patients admitted for non-urgent coronary artery bypass grafting the authors aimed to assess the predictive value of preoperative HR and PP in the 30-day postoperative period. Heart rate was measured on ECG at admission and preoperative pulse pressure was obtained [...]
Pre- and postoperative cardiopulmonary rehabilitation in hospitalized patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery: a randomized controlled trial.
Herdy AH, Marcchi PL, Vila A, Tavares C, Collaço J, Niebauer J, Ribeiro JP. This study of 56 patients awaiting coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery while still in hospital makes interesting reading. The patients were randomised into two groups. Rehab group received cardiopulmonary rehabilitation which lasted at least 5 days preoperatively and consisted of [...]
Group-based Aerobic Training in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure: Norwegian Ullevaal Model
Nilsson BB, Hellesnes B, Westheim A, Risberg MA This case report describes the responses of four patients with chronic heart failure (NYHA III), to a group-based, high-intensity, interval training rehabilitation programme that included aerobic, resistance, flexibility and balance actvities. The four patients each experienced improvements in physical capacity and quality of life with no adverse [...]
Peak aerobic capacity predicts prognosis in patients with coronary heart disease
Keteyian SJ, Brawner CA, Savage PD, Ehrman JK, Schairer J, Divine G, Aldred H, Ophaug K, Ades PA With the use of contemporary preventative treatments such as statins or percutaneous coronary intervention, it remains unknown whether measured exercise capacity for assessment of future risk and prognosis is of any use. A group of 2812 patients [...]
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