Functional capacity in patients with congestive heart failure

2000 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 214-219 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary C. Hendrican ◽  
Robert S. McKelvie ◽  
Trent Smith ◽  
Neil McCartney ◽  
Janice Pogue ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Congestive Heart Failure ◽  
Functional Capacity

scholarly journals Quality of Life and Functional Capacity in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation and Congestive Heart Failure

2013 ◽  
Vol 61 (4) ◽  
pp. 455-460 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irina Suman-Horduna ◽  
Denis Roy ◽  
Nancy Frasure-Smith ◽  
Mario Talajic ◽  
François Lespérance ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Heart Failure ◽  
Atrial Fibrillation ◽  
Congestive Heart Failure ◽  
Functional Capacity

Maximal functional capacity in patients with Chagas' cardiomyopathy without congestive heart failure

2000 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 220-224 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles Mady ◽  
Barbara Maria Ianni ◽  
Edmundo Arteaga ◽  
Vera Maria Cury Salemi ◽  
Clovis de Carvalho Frimm
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Congestive Heart Failure ◽  
Functional Capacity ◽  
Chagas Cardiomyopathy

scholarly journals Ventilation/carbon dioxide production ratio in early exercise predicts poor functional capacity in congestive heart failure.

Heart ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 76 (5) ◽  
pp. 393-396 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. V. Milani ◽  
M. R. Mehra ◽  
T. K. Reddy ◽  
C. J. Lavie ◽  
H. O. Ventura
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Congestive Heart Failure ◽  
Functional Capacity ◽  
Carbon Dioxide Production ◽  
Early Exercise ◽  
Production Ratio

scholarly journals Beneficial Effects of Testosterone Therapy on Functional Capacity, Cardiovascular Parameters, and Quality of Life in Patients with Congestive Heart Failure

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmad Mirdamadi ◽  
Mohammad Garakyaraghi ◽  
Ali Pourmoghaddas ◽  
Alireza Bahmani ◽  
Hamideh Mahmoudi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Heart Failure ◽  
Congestive Heart Failure ◽  
Functional Capacity ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Study Groups ◽  
Left Ventricular ◽  
Testosterone Therapy ◽  
Double Blind

Background.According to the present evidences suggesting association between low testosterone level and prediction of reduced exercise capacity as well as poor clinical outcome in patients with heart failure, we sought to determine if testosterone therapy improves clinical and cardiovascular conditions as well as quality of life status in patients with stable chronic heart failure.Methods.A total of 50 male patients who suffered from congestive heart failure were recruited in a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial and randomized to receive an intramuscular (gluteal) long-acting androgen injection (1 mL of testosterone enanthate 250 mg/mL) once every four weeks for 12 weeks or receive intramuscular injections of saline (1 mL of 0.9% wt/vol NaCl) with the same protocol.Results.The changes in body weight, hemodynamic parameters, and left ventricular dimensional echocardiographic indices were all comparable between the two groups. Regarding changes in diastolic functional state and using Tei index, this parameter was significantly improved. Unlike the group received placebo, those who received testosterone had a significant increasing trend in 6-walk mean distance (6MWD) parameter within the study period (P=0.019). The discrepancy in the trends of changes in 6MWD between study groups remained significant after adjusting baseline variables (mean square = 243.262,Findex = 4.402, andP=0.045).Conclusion.Our study strengthens insights into the beneficial role of testosterone in improvement of functional capacity and quality of life in heart failure patients.

Effects of short-term exercise training and activity restriction on functional capacity in patients with severe chronic congestive heart failure

1996 ◽  
Vol 78 (9) ◽  
pp. 1017-1022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katharina Meyer ◽  
Matthias Schwaibold ◽  
Samuel Westbrook ◽  
Ralph Beneke ◽  
Ramiz Hajric ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Congestive Heart Failure ◽  
Exercise Training ◽  
Functional Capacity ◽  
Chronic Congestive Heart Failure ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Activity Restriction
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