Abstract
Background. Many secondary abnormalities in chronic heart failure (CHF) may reflect physical deconditioning. There has been no prospective, controlled study of the effects of physical training on hemodynamics and autonomic function in CHF. Methods and Results. In a controlled crossover trial of 8 weeks of exercise training, 17 men with stable moderate to severe CHF (age, 61.8±1.5 years; left ventricular ejection fraction, 19.6+2.3%), increased exercise tolerance (13.9±1.0 to 16.5±1.0 minutes, p
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2119-2131 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | Circulation |
Volume | 85 |
Issue number | 6 |
Publication status | Published - Jun 1992 |
Keywords
- Exercise training
- Heart failure
- Heart rate
- Hemodynamics
- Norepinephrine
- Power spectral analysis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physiology
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine