Key result
High-intensity interval training suggests a major benefit in improving exercise capacity in heart transplant recipients compared with conventional training protocols.
Why the study?
Heart transplant recipients have reduced exercise capacity compared with healthy individuals, prompting a review of the mechanisms and the clinical effects of high-intensity interval training.
Does high-intensity interval training improve exercise capacity in heart transplant recipients compared with a conventional training protocol?
Does high-intensity interval training improve exercise capacity in heart transplant recipients compared with a conventional training protocol?
High-intensity interval training appears to offer major benefits in improving exercise capacity for heart transplant recipients compared to conventional training.
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High-intensity interval exercise may improve capacity post-transplant; leaves open confirmation by randomized trials.
Despite progressive improvement in medical therapy and standard care, the exercise capacity of heart transplant recipients is reduced compared with age-matched healthy individuals. Exercise-based rehabilitation programs have been shown to improve the exercise capacity of transplant patients through a multifactorial effect. In this context, high-intensity interval exercise is a growing field of research, with current evidence suggesting a major benefit in heart transplant recipients compared with a conventional training protocol. Therefore, this study aimed to provide an overview of the mechanisms involved in the reduced exercise capacity of heart transplant patients and a review of current rehabilitation strategies with a special focus on the mechanisms and clinical effects of high-intensity interval training exercise.
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Masarone et al. (2020) conducted a review in Heart transplant recipients. High-intensity interval training vs. Conventional training protocol was evaluated on Exercise capacity. High-intensity interval training suggests a major benefit in improving exercise capacity in heart transplant recipients compared with conventional training protocols.
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