Body mass index, exercise capacity and functional status in chronic heart failure.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

This short communication aims to assess the associations of body mass index (BMI) with key functional parameters, including exercise tolerance and functional status, among individuals with chronic heart failure.

Methods and results

From four chronic heart failure studies ( HF-ACTION [Heart Failure: A Controlled Trial Investigating Outcomes of Exercise Training], NEAT-HFpEF [Nitrate's Effect on Activity Tolerance in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF)], INDIE-HFpEF [Inorganic Nitrite Delivery to Improve Exercise Capacity in HFpEF], and RELAX-HFpEF [Phosphodiesterase-5 Inhibition to Improve Clinical Status and Exercise Capacity in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction]), we studied 2,546 participants (mean age: 60.2 ± 12.8 years, 67.8% men, 43.

SUBMITTER: Noumegni SR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12273384 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature