The Effects of Six-minute Walking Exercise on Exercise Tolerance of Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction
Abstract：Objective:To investigate the effects of 6-minutes of walking exercise(6-MWE) on the exercise tolerance of heart failure patients with preserved ejection fraction(HFpEF).Method:Fifty heart failure patients with preserved ejection fraction(LVEF≥50%) were randomly divided into an exercise training group and a control group with 25 cases in each.Each group was treated with routine drug.The exercise training group was treated with the same drugs plus 6-MWE.Before and after the six-month period of treatment,their 6-minute walk distance(6-MWD) was measured.Result:The 6-MWD of the experimental group improved significantly more than control group after 6 months(P<0.05).Conclusion:6-MWE can significantly improve the exercise tolerance of HFpEFs,and improve their quality of life.
Keywords：Heart failureEjection fraction6 minutes walk exercise
Publication Date：2014-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 7-9 )