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Delivering effective, comprehensive, multi-exercise component cardiac rehabilitation (CR) for chronic heart failure patients in low resource settings in sub-Saharan Africa: Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital-(QECH-CR) randomised CR study, Malawi.

Alice NamanjaDaston NyondoTendai BandaEphraim MndindaAdrian W MidgleyJames HobkirkSean CarrollJohnstone Kumwenda
Published in: PloS one (2024)
This novel, randomised, hybrid ET-based CR, delivered to mainly HFpEF patients using an integrated hospital- and home-based approach effectively improved exercise tolerance, cardiorespiratory fitness capacities and reduced perceived exertion in a resource-limited setting.
Keyphrases
  • end stage renal disease
  • ejection fraction
  • clinical trial
  • chronic kidney disease
  • newly diagnosed
  • healthcare
  • physical activity
  • prognostic factors
  • high intensity
  • open label
  • emergency department
  • mental health