Why the study?
HIIT has shown growing evidence of improving cardiovascular outcomes, but its effects specifically in HF patients, HTx recipients, and HF patients before and after HTx needed identification and summarization.
Does high-intensity interval training improve physiological parameters and quality of life in heart failure patients and heart transplant recipients compared to other exercise training?
Population
Nine studies of HF patients, HTx recipients, and HF patients before and after HTx
Comparison
HIIT vs other exercise training
Design
Systematic review
Authors
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HIIT matches or exceeds other exercise modalities on key HF and HTx outcomes; reinforces its integration into cardiac rehabilitation while leaving remodeling and QoL questions open.
Does high-intensity interval training improve physiological parameters and quality of life in heart failure patients and heart transplant recipients compared to other exercise training?
High-intensity interval training is generally superior or similar to other exercise training modalities for improving functional capacity and physiological parameters in heart failure and heart transplant patients.
Yu et al. (2022) studied this question.