Physical functional performance and prognosis in patients with heart failure: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients with Heart Failure (HF) show impaired functional capacities which have been related to their prognosis. Moreover, physical functional performance in functional tests has also been related to the prognosis in patients with HF. Thus, it would be useful to investigate how physical functional performance in functional tests could determine the prognosis in patients with HF, because HF is the leading cause of hospital admissions for people older than 65 years old. This systematic review and meta-analysis aims to summarise and synthesise the evidence published about the relationship between physical functional performance and prognosis in patients with HF, as well as assess the risk of bias of included studies and the level of evidence per outcome.

Methods

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SUBMITTER: Fuentes-Abolafio IJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7724724 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature