European journal of internal medicine
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Eur. J. Intern. Med. · Apr 2023
Functional outcome after cardiac rehabilitation and its association with survival in heart failure across the spectrum of ejection fraction.
There is limited evidence regarding the effects of cardiac rehabilitation (CR) in patients with heart failure and preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). ⋯ Our data suggest that patients with HFpEF or HFmrEF are as likely as those with HFrEF to benefit from CR in terms of functional improvement. Functional improvement was independently associated with improved long-term survival, regardless of EF.