Effectiveness of combined eccentric and concentric exercise over traditional cardiac exercise rehabilitation programme in patients with chronic heart failure: protocol for a randomised controlled study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Exercise-based rehabilitation is a standard feature of chronic heart failure management. The effectiveness of eccentric exercise could offer new opportunities for better tailoring rehabilitation programme to patients' limitations. The goal of the study is to contrast the impact of a mixed eccentric and concentric cycling training programme, to that of conventional concentric cycling rehabilitation in patients with chronic heart failure (peak oxygen consumption (VO_2Peak) < 15 mL⋅kg^-1⋅min^-1, ejection fraction <40%).

Methods and analysis

It is a prospective, open, controlled and randomised study (2×25 subjects) carried out in a single centre. Subjects will perform five exercise sessions per week per the randomi

SUBMITTER: Plaquevent-Hostache G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6773335 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature