Circulation. Heart failure
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Exercise training in older patients with heart failure and preserved ejection fraction: a randomized, controlled, single-blind trial.
Heart failure (HF) with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction (HFPEF) is the most common form of HF in the older population. Exercise intolerance is the primary chronic symptom in patients with HFPEF and is a strong determinant of their reduced quality of life (QOL). Exercise training (ET) improves exercise intolerance and QOL in patients with HF with reduced ejection fraction (EF). However, the effect of ET in HFPEF has not been examined in a randomized controlled trial. ⋯ ET improves peak and submaximal exercise capacity in older patients with HFPEF.