Why the study?
Does combined endurance and strength training improve isokinetic muscle strength and aerobic capacity compared to endurance training alone in patients with stable congestive heart failure?
Population
23 stable congestive heart failure (CHF) patients
Comparison
Combined bicycle and quadricipital strength… vs Cycloergometer exercise for 45 minutes at 65% of…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
8 weeks
Authors
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Combined training may add muscle strength gains to aerobic benefits in stable HF; hypothesis-generating and requires randomized confirmation before practice change.
Does combined endurance and strength training improve isokinetic muscle strength and aerobic capacity compared to endurance training alone in patients with stable congestive heart failure?
Combined endurance and strength training improves both aerobic capacity and peripheral muscle strength in patients with chronic heart failure, whereas endurance training alone only improves aerobic capacity.
Degache et al. (2007) studied this question.
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