Key result
A 3-month exercise training program significantly increased peak VO2 in cardiac patients with chronic atrial fibrillation (+31%, P<0.001), with gains comparable to patients in sinus rhythm.
Why the study?
Does an ambulatory exercise training program improve peak oxygen uptake in cardiac patients with chronic atrial fibrillation similarly to those in sinus rhythm?
Population
63 cardiac patients, including 19 with chronic atrial fibrillation and 44 in sinus rhythm, drawn from a…
Comparison
Ambulatory exercise training program offered 3… vs Cardiac patients in sinus rhythm undergoing the…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
3 months
Authors
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Exercise training may improve performance in cardiac AF patients; Level 5 data leave open need for RCTs to guide practice.
Cohort (n=63)
Does an ambulatory exercise training program improve peak oxygen uptake in cardiac patients with chronic atrial fibrillation similarly to those in sinus rhythm?
Absolute Event Rate: 31% vs 25%
p-value: p=<0.001
Exercise training significantly improves exercise performance in cardiac patients with chronic atrial fibrillation, yielding relative benefits comparable to those seen in patients in sinus rhythm.
Vanhees et al. (2000) conducted a cohort in Chronic atrial fibrillation (n=63). Chronic atrial fibrillation vs. Sinus rhythm was evaluated on Change in peak oxygen uptake (VO2) after exercise training (p=<0.001). A 3-month exercise training program significantly increased peak VO2 in cardiac patients with chronic atrial fibrillation (+31%, P<0.001), with gains comparable to patients in sinus rhythm.
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