Cardiac resynchronization therapy and training in heart failure: A perfect marriage?

Exercise training is a well-established therapy for heart failure (HF) patients recommended in the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) HF guidelines [1]. The last Cochrane Library Review about “Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation for adults with heart failure” underlined the important benefits of exercise-based rehabilitation that include a reduction in the risk of overall hospital admissions in the short term, as well as a potential improvement of all-cause mortality in the long te rm (>12 months follow up) [2].
Source: International Journal of Cardiology - Category: Cardiology Authors: Source Type: research