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- Title
Effects of exercise training on left ventricular remodelling in heart failure patients: an updated meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.
- Authors
Chen, Y. M.; Li, Z. B.; Zhu, M.; Cao, Y. M.
- Abstract
Objectives: The purpose of this updated meta-analysis was to determine whether exercise training reversed left ventricular remodelling in heart failure patients. Methods: Articles were searched in MEDLINE, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, CINAHL, EMBASE and PubMed (up until October, 2011). The anti-remodelling benefit of exercise training was assessed by ejection fraction (EF), end-diastolic volume (EDV) and end-systolic volume (ESV). Standardised mean difference (SMD) together with 95% confidence intervals (CI) was calculated. Subgroup meta-analysis with exercise duration was also conducted. Results: Fifteen randomised controlled trials with 813 patients were included. Aerobic exercise training improved EF (SMD = 0.44; 95% CI 0.28 to 0.61), EDV (SMD = −0.33; 95% CI −0.49 to −0.16) and ESV (SMD = −0.40; 95% CI −0.57 to −0.23). Subgroup analysis indicated that long-term aerobic exercise (≥6 months) had a marked positive effect on EF (SMD = 0.5; 95% confidence interval 0.31 to 0.69), EDV (SMD = −0.38; 95% CI −0.57 to −0.19) and ESV (SMD = −0.48; 95% CI −0.67 to −0.29), but there was no evidence of benefit with short-term aerobic exercise (<6 months): EF (SMD = 0.27; 95% CI −0.08 to 0.61), EDV (SMD = −0.14; 95% CI −0.48 to 0.21) and ESV (SMD = −0.08; 95% CI −0.47 to 0.30). Strength training (alone or plus aerobic training) was not associated with improvements in EDV and ESV, with all confidence intervals including 0. Conclusions: Aerobic exercise training, especially long-term duration (≥6 months) reverses left ventricular remodelling in clinically stable patients with heart failure. Strength training (alone or plus aerobic training) did not improve or worsen ventricular remodelling.
- Publication
International Journal of Clinical Practice, 2012, Vol 66, Issue 8, p782
- ISSN
1368-5031
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1742-1241.2012.02942.x