Effect of aerobic exercise on exercise tolerance in patients with chronic heart failure
Yu Wen
Cao Chun
Zheng Sidao
Abstract：Objective To investigate the effect of aerobic exercise on exercise tolerance in patients with chronic heart failure.Methods Sixty-eight elderly patients with chronic heart failure were randomly divided into exercise training group and routine medications treatment group,receiving the same medications treatment.The exercise training group was given additional aerobic exercise training at the same time.The exercise tolerance was assessed with 6-minute walk test.Results Compared with pretreatment baseline,the 6-minute walk distance of each group was longer.The 6-minute walk distance of exercise training group was more prolonged than that of the routine medications treatment group,with significant difference(P＜0.05).Conclusion Aerobic exercise can improve exercise tolerance in patients with chronic heart failure.
Keywords：Chronic heart failureAerobic exerciseExercise tolerance6-minute walk distance
Publication Date：2018-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 188-190 )