Key result
Long-term aerobic exercise training significantly improved exercise capacity, oxygen consumption, and ejection fraction compared to drug treatment alone at 6 and 12 months (p<0.05).
Why the study?
Does long-term aerobic exercise training improve cardiorespiratory function and left ventricular remodeling in patients with coronary heart disease and ischemic heart failure after successful angioplasty?
Population
185 patients with coronary heart disease and ischemic heart failure after successful angioplasty
Comparison
6 month-term aerobic exercise training, less by… vs Drug treatment only without training
Design
RCT, randomized
Follow-up
12 months
Authors
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Supports integrating long-term aerobic exercise into post-angioplasty ischemic HF care; extends RCT evidence on capacity and LVEF gains.
RCT (n=185)
Does long-term aerobic exercise training improve cardiorespiratory function and left ventricular remodeling in patients with coronary heart disease and ischemic heart failure after successful angioplasty?
p-value: p=<0.05
Aerobic exercise training over 6 months significantly improves exercise capacity, oxygen consumption, and left ventricular ejection fraction in patients with ischemic heart failure after angioplasty.
Vasiliauskas et al. (2007) conducted an RCT in Coronary heart disease and ischemic heart failure after successful angioplasty (n=185). Aerobic exercise training vs. Drug treatment without training was evaluated on Respiratory function, left ventricular systolic function and remodeling (p=<0.05). Long-term aerobic exercise training significantly improved exercise capacity, oxygen consumption, and ejection fraction compared to drug treatment alone at 6 and 12 months (p<0.05).