Exercise training programmes improve survival and delay hospital admission in people with chronic heart failure

Abstract

Question. Do exercise training programmes improve survival in people with chronic heart failure? Study design. Systematic review with meta-analysis. Main results. Fewer deaths occurred in the exercise group compared with control at a median follow-up of about 2 years (exercise: 22% [88/395]; control 26% [105/406]; hazard ratio 0.65, 95% CI 0.46 to 0.92). Fewer deaths or hospital admissions occurred in the exercise group compared with control (exercise: 32% [127/395]; control 43% [173/406]; hazard ratio HR 0.72, 95% CI 0.56 to 0.93). Authors' conclusions. Exercise training improves survival and time to death or admission to hospital in people with chronic heart failure due to left ventricular..