Exercise Training Outcomes in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction Depend on Medications and Disease Conditions: Proposal of SEEM Score to Judge Exercise Suitability
Abstract:Background:
Exercise training is an accepted evidence-based adjunct treatment modality for patients with chronic heart failure. However, the influence of medications or conditions on exercise has not been fully explored.
Methods:
The patient records of the Heart Failure: A Controlled Trial Investigating Outcomes of Exercise Training (HF-ACTION) study were obtained from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, and analyzed by medications used at baseline (renin-angiotensin system inhibitors [RASIs], beta… Show more
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