HIIT for post-COVID patients within cardiac rehabilitation: Response to letter to the editor

We thank Li and colleagues for their comments regarding our recent research into the benefits of incorporating high-intensity interval training (HIIT) into cardiac rehabilitation for patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) [1]. In recent years, HIIT has proven popular in the general community and has been studied across a wide array of cardiovascular (CV)-related disorders, such as hypertension [2,3], stroke [4,5], type II diabetes [6] and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease [7]. This is due to compounding, compelling evidence of the efficacy of HIIT on CV outcomes such as reduced blood pressure, lowered body fat, improved lipid profile, less arterial stiffness, improved myocardial function (lower rate pressure product), and improved insulin resistance/glucose control [8 –10], in addition to the cardiac-specific adaptations that Li and colleagues outlined in their letter.
Source: International Journal of Cardiology - Category: Cardiology Authors: Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research