Why the study?
Does a 6-week supervised cardiac rehabilitation exercise program improve cardiopulmonary function in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy and LVEF <50%?
Population
48 patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy and LVEF <50%, classified into preserved LVEF and reduced LVEF…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
6 weeks
Authors
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CR exercise appears feasible in ischemic cardiomyopathy with LVEF <50%; leaves open differential effects by LVEF in prospective trials.
Does a 6-week supervised cardiac rehabilitation exercise program improve cardiopulmonary function in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy and LVEF <50%?
A 6-week supervised cardiac rehabilitation exercise program significantly improves LVEF and VO2max in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy, with similar efficacy and safety in those with reduced (≤40%) and mildly reduced (41-49%) LVEF.
Kim et al. (2016) studied this question.
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