A Controlled Trial of Exercise Rehabilitation after Heart Transplantation

Abstract

When initiated early after cardiac transplantation, exercise training increases the capacity for physical work.

2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure

“…681 Similarly, cardiac transplantation has been shown to improve functional status and HRQOL. [682][683][684][685][686][687][688] The greatest survival benefit is seen in those patients who are at highest risk of death from advanced HF. 689 Cardiopulmonary exercise testing helps refine candidate selection.…”

Exercise and Heart Failure

“…164,165 If the program is instituted before transplantation, the patient will be familiar with exercise modes such as range of motion and be able to reinitiate these with minimal reeducation shortly after transplantation. Inspiratory muscle training has also been shown to improve ventilatory muscle strength in a group of patients awaiting transplantation.…”

AACVPR/ACC/AHA 2007 Performance Measures on Cardiac Rehabilitation for Referral to and Delivery of Cardiac Rehabilitation/Secondary Prevention Services

“…[31][32][33][34] Furthermore, growing evidence from published studies supports a benefit of CR for persons with chronic heart failure or peripheral arterial disease. 35,36 However, formal recommendations by health care organizations to approve and/or cover CR services in these patient populations will depend upon policy decision-makers and, particularly in the case of chronic heart failure, the results of ongoing research studies.…”