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Exercise based rehabilitation for heart failure.

Ed J Davies¹, Tiffany Moxham, Karen Rees

¹Department of Cardiology, Royal Devon & Exeter Healthcare Foundation Trust, Barrack Road, Exeter, Devon, UK, EX2 5DW.

The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

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Summary

This summary is machine-generated.

Exercise training for heart failure patients does not increase mortality risk and may reduce hospital admissions. It also significantly improves health-related quality of life (HRQoL) for individuals with systolic heart failure.

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Area of Science:

Cardiology
Exercise Physiology
Rehabilitation Medicine

Background:

Exercise training is known to improve exercise capacity in heart failure patients.
Uncertainty remains regarding its effects on quality of life, mortality, and hospital admissions.

Purpose of the Study:

To update a systematic review on the effectiveness of exercise interventions for patients with systolic heart failure.
To assess impacts on mortality, hospitalizations, morbidity, and health-related quality of life (HRQoL).

Main Methods:

Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs).
Searched multiple databases (CENTRAL, MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, PsycINFO) for trials with ≥6 months follow-up.
Included adults with chronic systolic heart failure, comparing exercise to usual care.

Main Results:

Nineteen trials (3647 participants) were included.
No significant difference in mortality for trials <1 year follow-up; a trend towards reduced mortality for trials >1 year.
Exercise training reduced hospitalization rates and significantly improved HRQoL, independent of patient or intervention characteristics.

Conclusions:

Exercise training is safe regarding all-cause mortality in heart failure patients.
Exercise interventions can decrease heart failure-related hospital admissions.
Significant improvements in health-related quality of life are achievable with exercise training.