Key result
Cardiac rehabilitation boosts 6-minute walk distance by ~160 meters and eases dyspnea in HF.
Why the study?
Heart failure is highly prevalent and causes complications such as decreased exercise tolerance and dyspnea, necessitating evaluation of cardiac rehabilitation effects.
Does a one-month cardiac rehabilitation program reduce dyspnea severity and improve 6-minute walk test indicators in adults with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction?
RCT (n=74)
Randomly divided into two groups of 37
No
Does a one-month cardiac rehabilitation program reduce dyspnea severity and improve 6-minute walk test indicators in adults with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction?
Absolute Event Rate: 580.73% vs 421.03%
p-value: p=<0.001
A one-month supervised program of combined aerobic and resistance exercise significantly improves functional capacity and reduces dyspnea severity in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction.
Background and Aim: Regarding to the high prevalence of heart failure and its complications on various aspects of life, including decreased exercise tolerance and dyspnea, this study goaled to determine the influence of a cardiac rehabilitation program on the severity of dyspnea and the 6-minute walk test indices in patients with ...
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saravi et al. (2026) conducted an RCT in Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) (n=74). Cardiac rehabilitation program (aerobic and resistance exercise) vs. Conventional drug treatments was evaluated on 6-minute walk test corridor length after 1 month (p=<0.001). A 1-month cardiac rehabilitation program comprising aerobic and resistance exercise significantly increased 6-minute walk test distance and reduced dyspnea severity compared to conventional treatment in patients with heart failure.
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