ReviewJournal of cardiopulmonary rehabilitation and prevention2019
Exercise Testing and Exercise Rehabilitation for Patients With Atrial Fibrillation.
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Integrating natural non-pharmaceutical therapies into medical tourism: a dynamic health portrait-driven model for proactive older adult health and public health services.Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
- Brazilian Guideline for Exercise Test in the Adult Population - 2024.Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia · 2024Guideline
- Supervised Exercise Training for Chronic Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology.Journal of the American College of Cardiology · 2023Guideline
- Atrial Fibrillation Status and Physical Rehabilitation in Older Patients With Acute Decompensated Heart Failure: An Analysis From the REHAB-HF Trial.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2024Trial
- Physical Fitness Training in Patients with Subacute Stroke (PHYS-STROKE): Safety analyses of a randomized clinical trial.International journal of stroke : official journal of the International Stroke Society · 2022Trial
- Cardiac rehabilitation in patients with heart failure: clinical recommendation based on a review of the evidence.Heart failure reviews · 2025Review
- Core and bridging symptoms in patients with atrial fibrillation: a network analysis.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2025Article
- Physical Exercise Intervention Improves Cardiac Function and Reduce Recurrences in Non-permanent Atrial Fibrillation: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Journal of the Saudi Heart Association · 2025Review
- JCS/JHRS 2022 Guideline on Diagnosis and Risk Assessment of Arrhythmia.Journal of arrhythmia · 2024Article
- The type of exercise most beneficial for quality of life in people with atrial fibrillation: a network meta-analysis.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2024Review
- Review
- Physical activity, cardiorespiratory fitness, and cardiovascular health: A clinical practice statement of the American Society for Preventive Cardiology Part II: Physical activity, cardiorespiratory fitness, minimum and goal intensities for exercise training, prescriptive methods, and special patient populations.American journal of preventive cardiology · 2022Review
- Cut-off values of 6-min walk test and sit-to-stand test for determining symptom burden in atrial fibrillation.Irish journal of medical science · 2022Article
- Heart Rate Decrease After Atrial Fibrillation Catheter Ablation Predicts Decompensated Heart Failure After the Procedure.Circulation reports · 2022Article
- Dyspnea in patients with atrial fibrillation: Mechanisms, assessment and an interdisciplinary and integrated care approach.International journal of cardiology. Heart & vasculature · 2022Review
- Developing an Exercise Attitudes and Behavior Intentions Questionnaire for Survivors of Aortic Dissection: An Exploratory Factor Analysis.Reviews in cardiovascular medicine · 2022Article
- Article
- Efficacy of Exercise Rehabilitation in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation after Radiofrequency Ablation: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2022Review
- Physical activity, cardiorespiratory fitness, and cardiovascular outcomes in individuals with atrial fibrillation: the HUNT study.European heart journal · 2020Article
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Abstract
introduction and purposeAtrial fibrillation (AF) is a common cardiac arrhythmia associated with an increasing prevalence with advancing age. It is associated with dyspnea, exercise intolerance, and increased risk for clinical events, especially stroke and heart failure. This article provides a concise review of exercise testing and rehabilitation in patients with persistent or permanent AF. CLINICAL CONSIDERATIONS: The first goal in the treatment of AF is to reduce symptoms (eg, palpitations) and a fast ventricular rate. The second goal is to reduce the risk of a stroke. Exercise testing and rehabilitation may be useful once these goals are achieved. However, there are no large, randomized exercise training trials involving patients with AF, and what data are available comes from single-site trials, secondary analyses, and observational studies. EXERCISE TESTING AND TRAINING: There are no specific indications for performing a graded exercise test in patients with AF; however, such testing may be used to screen for myocardial ischemia or evaluate chronotropic response during exertion. Among patients with AF, exercise capacity is 15% to 20% lower and peak heart rate is higher than in patients in sinus rhythm. Exercise rehabilitation improves exercise capacity, likely improves quality of life, and may improve symptoms associated with AF. Whole-body aerobic exercise is recommended. SUMMARY: Atrial fibrillation is a common cardiac condition and in these patients, exercise rehabilitation favorably improves exercise capacity. However, prospective randomized controlled trials are needed to better define the effects of exercise training on safety; quality of life; clinical outcomes; and central, autonomic, and peripheral adaptations.
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