BMJ  2004;328 (24 January), doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7433.0-a

Exercise training is beneficial in heart failure

Exercise training reduces mortality and hospital admission in patients with chronic heart failure. In a meta-analysis including nine trials, the ExTra MATCH Collaborative (p 189) compared exercise training with usual care in patients with chronic heart failure. The researchers found a significantly lower mortality (22% v 26%, P = 0.015) and an increased median time to hospital admission (371 v 426 days) when patients exercised. They conclude that, in patients with chronic heart failure due to ventricular dysfunction, exercise training significantly improves survival.

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Exercise training meta-analysis of trials in patients with chronic heart failure (ExTraMATCH)
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