Cardiac rehabilitation for heart failure and atrial fibrillation: a propensity- matched study.
Munyra AlhotyeRachael EvansGhulam Andre NgSally J SinghPublished in: Open heart (2023)
Individuals with HF and AF gain a similar improvement in exercise capacity and health related QoL outcomes as individuals with no coexisting AF following CR. The presence of AF did not compromise the effectiveness of CR.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- heart failure
- catheter ablation
- oral anticoagulants
- left atrial
- left atrial appendage
- direct oral anticoagulants
- randomized controlled trial
- systematic review
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- high intensity
- acute heart failure
- coronary artery disease
- acute coronary syndrome
- adipose tissue
- body composition
- cardiac resynchronization therapy