High-Intensity Interval Training for Patients With Cardiovascular Disease-Is It Safe? A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT: Background Cardiac rehabilitation ( CR ) for patients with cardiovascular disease has traditionally involved low- to moderate-intensity continuous aerobic exercise training ( MICT ). There is growing and robust evidence that high-intensity interval training ( HIIT ) shows similar or greater efficacy compared with MICT across a range of cardiovascular and metabolic measures, in both healthy populations and populations with a chronic illness. However, there is understandable concern about the safety aspects of applying HIIT in CR settings. This systematic review analyzed safety data drawn from recent proof-of-concept studies of HIIT during CR among patients with cardiovascular disease. Methods and Results We included trials comparing HIIT with either MICT or usual care in patients with coron

SUBMITTER: Wewege MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6404189 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature