April 4, 2011Open Access
A Meta-analysis of the effects of Exercise Training on Left Ventricular Remodeling Following Myocardial Infarction: Start early and go longer for greatest exercise benefits on remodeling
Structured PICO
Does exercise training improve Left Ventricular Remodeling in clinically stable post-MI patients?
P
Population
clinically stable post-MI patients
I
Intervention
Exercise training
O
Outcome
Left Ventricular Remodelingsurrogate
Exercise training, especially when started early and continued for over 3 months, provides significant benefits for left ventricular remodeling in post-MI patients.
Abstract
Exercise training has beneficial effects on LV remodeling in clinically stable post-MI patients with greatest benefits occurring when training starts earlier following MI (from one week) and lasts longer than 3 months.
Cite This Study
Haykowsky et al. (Mon,) studied this question.