TITLE:
Tremendous Improvement of the Functional Capacity in Patient with Chronic Heart Failure after 12-Weeks of Exercise Training Program
AUTHORS:
Adam Staron, Jadwiga Wolszakiewicz, Mohammed Al Otaiby, Justyna Irla-Czyzycka, Ibrahim Al Malki, Deemah Al-Khodairay
KEYWORDS:
Cardiac Rehabilitation, Chronic Heart Failure, Low-Intensity Interval Training, Functional Capacity
JOURNAL NAME:
Case Reports in Clinical Medicine,
Vol.9 No.8,
August
24,
2020
ABSTRACT: Cardiac rehabilitation is recommended for patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) with preserved, or reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). A cardiac rehabilitation program generally includes physical exercise, diet counseling, educational classes on lifestyle changes, and disease management as well as psychosocial support for patients and their families. Exercise training is a core component of the comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation program and is strongly recommended in combination with pharmacological treatment to patients with CHF, due to cardiorespiratory, metabolic, and autonomic cardiac response. Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation affects positively functional capacity, exercise tolerance, and quality of life in CHF patients. The physical inactivity rate in Arabian Peninsula countries is extremely high, and exercise training of habitually physically inactive individuals should result in marked improvements of physical capacity. We present a case that demonstrates such a significant improvement in the physical capacity of a patient with CHF and a review of literature.