title: Exercise therapy for heart failure patients in Canada.
abstract: Contemporary pharmacologic therapies have greatly improved outcomes in patients with heart failure (HF). Exercise therapy also has become increasingly recognized and utilized over the last decade. Patients with HF undergo significant central and peripheral deconditioning. Aerobic and resistance training in this patient population may improve quality of life, muscular strength, aerobic capacity, and potentially longevity. Those HF patients who are able to remain adherent to exercise training programs may improve their self-monitoring skills with respect to progressive volume overload, as well as their capacity for independent living, thereby reducing the likelihood of rehospitalization.
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Wellness Institute of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Electronic address: JStone@totalcardiology.ca.
authors.forename: James A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Stone
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Wellness Institute of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
authors.forename: Trina
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hauer
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Therapy, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Haykowsky
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Wellness Institute of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
authors.forename: Sandeep
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aggarwal
mesh_terms: D002170:Canada / Q000453:epidemiology; D005081:Exercise Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D017079:Exercise Tolerance / Q000502:physiology*; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D006801:Humans; D009017:Morbidity / Q000639:trends; D010101:Oxygen Consumption
keywords: Aerobic capacity; Disability; Functional capacity; Muscular endurance; Muscular strength