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Cardiac rehabilitation in heart failure patients improves echocardiographic deformation parameters and yields significantly greater NT-proBNP reductions in patients with moderate-to-severe compared to mild-to-moderate functional limitations. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

What question did this study set out to answer?

This study assesses the effects of cardiac rehabilitation on echocardiographic parameters and biological markers in heart failure patients.

June 12, 2026European Journal of Preventive CardiologyOpen Access

Cardiac rehabilitation outcomes in heart failure: insights from echocardiographic deformation parameters

Q: What are the key findings of this study?

Cardiac rehabilitation in heart failure patients yielded greater NT-proBNP reductions in those with moderate-severe versus mild-moderate functional limitation (-61.22 vs -49.25 pg/ml; P=0.024).

Q: What is the clinical evidence from this study?

Study design: Cohort. Population: Heart failure (n=100). Intervention: Moderate-severe functional limitation (undergoing cardiac rehabilitation) vs. Mild-moderate functional limitation. Primary outcome: Change in NT-proBNP levels (pg/ml) (p=0.024).

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Key result

Cardiac rehab in HF linked to greater NT-proBNP reductions in moderate-severe versus mild-moderate functional limitation.

P=0.024
n=100

Why the study?

The study aimed to evaluate the impact of 6 months of cardiac rehabilitation on biological markers, functional status, and prognostic echocardiographic deformation parameters in heart failure.

Does a 12-week cardiac rehabilitation program improve echocardiographic deformation parameters, functional status, and biomarkers in patients with heart failure?

Population

100 patients with HF admitted to a specialized cardiac rehabilitation center

Comparison

Moderate-severe (n=37) vs mild-moderate functional limitation (n=63)

Design

Prospective cohort study

Follow-up

6 months

Authors

CAC AdamGrigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy MLM M LeonGrigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy MFM FlorinGrigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy

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Implication

CR may improve filling pressures and function in HF; hypothesis-generating, requiring RCTs before any practice change.

Key Points

This study assesses the effects of cardiac rehabilitation on echocardiographic parameters and biological markers in heart failure patients.
Prospective cohort study with 100 heart failure patients enrolled in a cardiac rehabilitation program for 6 months.
Participants underwent cardiopulmonary exercise testing for functional classification and received tailored aerobic and resistance training sessions.
Data including NT-proBNP, echocardiographic parameters, and quality of life assessments were collected at baseline and after 6 months.
Patients with moderate-severe limitation showed a greater reduction in NT-proBNP (-61.22 pg/ml vs. -49.25 pg/ml, p=0.024) and improved echocardiographic parameters like LV GLS (0.79 vs. -0.92, p=0.039).
A significant correlation was found between LV GLS and NT-proBNP (p=0.019) and peak oxygen uptake (p=0.037).
An LV GLS value of less than -10.3% served as a negative predictor for functional improvement (AUC 0.750, p<0.001).

Study Design

Type

Cohort (n=100)

Multicenter

Structured PICO

Does a 12-week cardiac rehabilitation program improve echocardiographic deformation parameters, functional status, and biomarkers in patients with heart failure?

Population

100 patients with heart failure (mean ejection fraction 43.15%) admitted to a specialized cardiac rehabilitation center, followed for 6 months.

Exposure

12-week cardiac rehabilitation program (5 sessions per week) consisting of individualized aerobic and resistance training tailored according to cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) results.

Comparator

Patients with mild-moderate functional limitation (comparing moderate-severe vs mild-moderate groups) and baseline values.

Outcome

Changes in biological markers (NT-proBNP, hs-CRP, lipid profile), functional status, and echocardiographic parameters (LV/RV global longitudinal strain, left atrial reservoir strain) at 6 months.surrogate

Main Result

Absolute Event Rate: -61.22% vs -49.25%

p-value: p=0.024

A 12-week cardiac rehabilitation program significantly improves echocardiographic deformation parameters and biomarkers in heart failure patients, particularly those with more severe baseline functional limitations.

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Adam et al. (2026) conducted a cohort in Heart failure (n=100). Moderate-severe functional limitation (undergoing cardiac rehabilitation) vs. Mild-moderate functional limitation was evaluated on Change in NT-proBNP levels (pg/ml) (p=0.024). Cardiac rehabilitation in heart failure patients yielded greater NT-proBNP reductions in those with moderate-severe versus mild-moderate functional limitation (-61.22 vs -49.25 pg/ml; P=0.024).

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Echocardiography HFrEF treatment Heart failure Heart failure hospitalization HFpEF management

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