The Relationship Between Rehabilitation and Frailty in Advanced Heart or Lung Disease.

Vaishnavi DineshRachel PierceLauren HespeSonali ThakkarMarko WongLuke El SabbaghLiarna HoneysettPeter BrownKim DelbaereAdrian HavrykMonique MaloufPeter S Macdonald

Published in: Transplantation direct (2024)

This study shows that patients participating in cardiac or pulmonary rehabilitation are less frail compared with patients not participating in rehabilitation. These findings suggest that prehabilitation could be beneficial for patients awaiting heart or lung transplantation.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
heart failure
peritoneal dialysis
patient reported outcomes
pulmonary hypertension
left ventricular