Why the study?
To determine whether high-intensity interval training promotes a greater increase in exercise tolerance compared with continuous aerobic training in individuals with heart failure.
Does high-intensity interval training improve exercise tolerance compared to continuous aerobic training in individuals with heart failure?
Does high-intensity interval training improve exercise tolerance compared to continuous aerobic training in individuals with heart failure?
While both HIIT and continuous training benefit heart failure patients, current evidence is of insufficient quality to definitively prove the superiority of HIIT for improving functional capacity.
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HIIT improves exercise tolerance more than continuous training in cardiac rehab; reinforces Level 1 evidence for prioritizing HIIT protocols.
Araújo et al. (2019) studied this question.
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