CARDIAC REHABILITATION IN HEART FAILURE: LOOKING FURTHER AHEAD

Abstract

Heart failure (HF) is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Despite major advances in the treatment of HF, there are still important unmet needs among this patient population. Cardiac rehabilitation has a central role in cardiovascular prevention and for overall disease management, and can have an important impact among HF patients. The authors present a brief overview on the current role of cardiac rehabilitation among HF patients in a contemporary setting and discuss some areas of future research in the context of this intervention.

Keywords

• heart failure
• cardiac rehabilitation