ReviewAmerican journal of lifestyle medicine
Physical Activity and Heart Failure: Taking Steps to Control a Major Public Health Burden.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effects of exercise training on frail older adults with heart failure: a systematic-review.Frontiers in aging · 2026Review
- Association of physical activity and sedentary behavior with stages of cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome among U.S. adults: NHANES 2007-2020.American heart journal plus : cardiology research and practice · 2025Article
- Impact of exercise on the 21Sports medicine and health science · 2025Review
- Association between reduced left ventricular ejection fraction and peritoneal dialysis related peritonitis: a single center retrospective cohort study in Japan.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- The association of walking pace and incident heart failure and subtypes among postmenopausal women.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2022Article
- Physical Activity in the Treatment and Prevention of Heart Failure: An Update.Current sports medicine reports · 2021Review
- Association of Sedentary Time and Incident Heart Failure Hospitalization in Postmenopausal Women.Circulation. Heart failure · 2020Observational
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Abstract
Heart failure (HF) is a complex clinical syndrome that is increasingly prevalent among US adults and accounts for substantial burden of healthcare costs and morbidity. HF is commonly associated with prior myocardial infarction as well as prolonged exposure to hypertension, diabetes, and coronary atherosclerosis. Exercise training is becoming established in the management of HF because of its beneficial effect on both central (cardiac) and peripheral (skeletal muscle) HF mechanisms. The role of habitual physical activity in the primary prevention of HF is less clear. Recent prospective observational studies suggest there is lower risk of developing HF in adults who are more physically activity and have higher cardiorespiratory fitness compared with their less active and fit peers. This article reviews the published evidence on physical activity and HF prevention, discusses potential mechanisms for this benefit, and suggests areas where further research is needed to establish recommendations on the type, amount, and intensity of physical activity required to prevent occurrence of HF.
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