Exercise Performance and Quality of Life of Left Ventricular Assist Device Patients After Long-Term Outpatient Cardiac Rehabilitation.

Thomas SchlöglhoferChristoph GrossFrancesco MoscatoAlexander NeumayerElisabeth KandiolerDaniela LeithnerMartin SkoumalGünther LauferDominik WiedemannHeinrich SchimaDaniel ZimpferChristiane Marko

Published in: Journal of cardiopulmonary rehabilitation and prevention (2023)

Long-term CR is safe and LVAD outpatients showed improvement of QoL, anxiety, and submaximal exercise performance. In addition, V˙o2peak and 6MWT have prognostic value for readmission.

Keyphrases

left ventricular assist device
end stage renal disease
high intensity
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
physical activity
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
depressive symptoms
body composition
sleep quality