September 1, 2001Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation

Team Management of Heart Failure: The Emerging Role of Exercise, and Implications for Cardiac Rehabilitation Centers

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Why the study?

Does multidisciplinary team management and exercise training improve outcomes in heart failure patients?

Population

Heart failure patients

Design

Review

Authors

MCMary A. CaldwellBaylor University Medical Center KDKathleen DracupHeart Failure & Transplant

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

Supports multidisciplinary HF care now; leaves open need for updated RCTs on implementation.

Structured PICO

Does multidisciplinary team management and exercise training improve outcomes in heart failure patients?

Population

Heart failure patients

Intervention

Multidisciplinary team management and exercise training (aerobic and resistance)

Multidisciplinary team management and exercise training are beneficial and cost-effective strategies for improving functional capacity and outcomes in heart failure patients.

Limitations

Small sample sizes in most exercise training studies
Lack of randomization in most exercise training studies
Uncertainty about long-term maintenance of training effects

Cite This Study

Caldwell et al. (2001) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a75e1650294aedd57e698cf https://doi.org/10.1097/00008483-200109000-00004

Topics

Heart failure HFrEF treatment Heart failure hospitalization HFpEF management

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