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SynthesisThe British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners2002

Exercise training and heart failure: a systematic review of current evidence.

Ffion Lloyd-Williams, Frances S Mair, Maria Leitner

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Synthesis in The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners, 2002. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation for adults with heart failure.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019
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  2. Exercise-based rehabilitation for heart failure.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2014
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  4. Exercise based rehabilitation for heart failure.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2004
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  14. Decline in physical activity level in the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study cohort.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2014
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  19. Integration of healthcare rehabilitation in chronic conditions.International journal of integrated care · 2010
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Ffion Lloyd-WilliamsDepartment of Primary Care, School of Health Sciences, University of Liverpool.
Frances S Mair
Maria Leitner

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chronic heart failure (CHEF) is a growing public health problem. Current guidelines provide detailed information regarding pharmacotherapy but little guidance about the value of exercise/cardiac rehabilitation programmes for individuals with this condition. To investigate the effects of exercise training upon CHF patients, a systematic literature review was carried out of trials (from 1966 to December 2000) which used as their main outcome measures the effects of exercise training upon: (a) physical performance; or (b) quality of life; or (c) morbidity/mortality. Databases searched include: MedLine; Science Citation Index; Social Sciences Citation Index; BIDS, Bandolier; Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR); NHS National Research Register (NRR); and Current Research in Britain (CRIB). Relevant bibliographic references from identified articles were also reviewed. Thirty-one trials were identified, comprising randomised controlled trials (RCTs) (14/31), randomised crossover trials (8/31), non-RCTs (2/31), and pre-test/post-test (7/31). Sample sizes were: 25 participants or fewer (20/31); 26 to 50 participants (7/31); 51 to 150 participants (4/31). Participants were predominantly younger with a mean age in 23/31 studies of 65 years or less, and male. Patients with comorbidities were often excluded. Positive effects were reported on physical performance (27/31), quality of life (11/16), mortality (1/31), and readmission rates (1/31). No cost-effectiveness analyses were identfied. We conclude that short-term physical exercise training in selected subgroups of patients with CHF has physiological benefits and positive effects on quality of life. This review highlights the continuing problem of clinical trials that include participants who are not representative of the general population of CHF patients seen in primary care. Further investigation of the utility and applicability of exercise training is essential.

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AdultAgedAged, 80 and overChronic DiseaseCross-Over StudiesExercise TherapyFemaleHeart FailureHumansMaleMiddle AgedPhysical EnduranceQuality of LifeRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicTreatment Outcome

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PMID11791816
PMCPMC1314201

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