Why the study?
Does aerobic exercise training improve cardiac function, remodeling, and inflammatory profile in a rat model of chronic heart failure?
Population
29 Wistar rats subjected to myocardial infarction or sham surgery
Comparison
Aerobic training for 8 weeks vs Sedentary control (no exercise training)
Design
Preclinical
Follow-up
8 weeks
Authors
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Supports exercise in rat CHF model; leaves open clinical translation pending human trials.
Does aerobic exercise training improve cardiac function, remodeling, and inflammatory profile in a rat model of chronic heart failure?
Aerobic exercise training improves cardiac function, attenuates remodeling, and promotes a favorable inflammatory profile in a rat model of chronic heart failure.
Nunes et al. (2013) studied this question.
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