Exercise for Frail, Elderly Patients with Acute Heart Failure — A Strong Step Forward

Exercise for Frail, Elderly Patients with Acute Heart Failure — A Strong Step Forward

Exercise rehabilitation has a long history in the management of chronic heart failure, with the first randomized trial of exercise training dating back to 1990 1 — and by the late 1990s, it had become an integral part of therapy. 2 There is solid evidence from multiple trials and meta-analyses that...

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Veröffentlicht in:The New England journal of medicine 2021-07, Vol.385 (3), p.276-277
Hauptverfasser: Anker, Stefan D, Coats, Andrew J.S
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Aging
Cardiology
Clinical trials
Congestive heart failure
Exercise
Fitness training programs
Frailty
Geriatrics
Heart Failure
Hospitalization
Intervention
Mental depression
Older people
Patients
Physical training
Rehabilitation
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Zusammenfassung:Exercise rehabilitation has a long history in the management of chronic heart failure, with the first randomized trial of exercise training dating back to 1990 1 — and by the late 1990s, it had become an integral part of therapy. 2 There is solid evidence from multiple trials and meta-analyses that exercise training improves exercise capacity and reduces symptoms in patients with stable heart failure. However, trial data showing a reduction in the risk of hospitalization or death in patients with heart failure who participated in exercise training are lacking, although the results from a large trial, HF-ACTION (Heart Failure: A Controlled . . .
ISSN:0028-4793
1533-4406
DOI:10.1056/NEJMe2106140