BENEFITS OF EXERCISE IN ELDERLY CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE PATIENTS

这项研究的目的是评估定期的、有监督的运动训练对老年充血性心力衰竭患者的功能能力的好处。受试者被要求在GCRC运动测试和训练设施完成为期6个月的训练计划。以下结论是：1)以医院为基础的项目对该队列的长期培训是不切实际的。不久将设计一项新的提案，着眼于以社区为基础的方案的效用。本次训练未发现任何不良反应。49%的受试者能够完成6个月的项目。那些辍学的人是因为时间和交通的限制。3)总体而言，通过峰值摄氧量测量的运动能力提高了22%，通过跑步机评估的次最大运动能力提高了98%，通过6分钟步行评估的次最大运动持续时间增加了122%。仅限运动方案；没有住院日或门诊。

The purpose of the study was to assess the benefits of regular, supervised exercise training on the functional capacity of elderly patients with congestive heart failure. Subjects were asked to complete a 6-month training program at the GCRC Exercise Testing and Training Facility. The following conclusions are: 1) a hospital-based program is impractical for long-term training in this cohort. A new proposal will be designed shortly looking at the utility of a community-based program. No adverse effects were noted with this training. 2) Forty-nine percent of the subjects were able to complete the 6-month program. Those who dropped out did so because of time and transportation constraints. 3) Overall, there was a 22% improvement in exercise capacity as measured by peak VO2, a 98% increase in submaximal exercise capacity assessed by treadmill, and a 122% increase in submaximal exercise duration assessed by the 6-minute walk. EXERCISE ONLY PROTOCOL; NO INPATIENT DAYS OR OUTPATIENT VISITS.