Abstract Background Patients with Heart Failure (HF) show impaired functional capacities
which have been related to their prognosis. Moreover, physical functional performance in …

After implantation of a continuous-flow left ventricular assist device (CF-LVAD), exercise
capacity in heart failure patients remains reduced with peak oxygen uptake (peak VO 2) …

In patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), skeletal muscle dysfunction
is a major comorbidity that negatively impacts their exercise capacity and quality of life. In …

Background/Objectives Frailty, characterized by low physiological reserves, is strongly
associated with vulnerability to adverse outcomes. Features of frailty overlap with those of …

The left ventricular assist device (LVAD) is an accepted treatment alternative for the
management of end-stage heart failure. As we move toward implantation of LVADs in less …

Walk tests, principally the six-minute walk test (6mWT), constitute a safe, useful submaximal
tool for exercise tolerance testing in cardiac rehabilitation (CR). The 6mWT result reflects …

Objectives This study sought to characterize the hemodynamic response to exercise in
LVAD-supported patients and identify parameters most strongly associated with peak …

Background Reduced exercise tolerance from impaired cardiac output is an important
criterion for left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation. However, little is known about …

Purpose: Exercise performance and quality of life (QoL) of left ventricular assist device
(LVAD) patients improve after early cardiac rehabilitation (CR). The purpose of this study …

Objectives This study sought to evaluate the effects of right ventricular (RV) pacing versus
biventricular (BiV) pacing on quality of life, functional status, and arrhythmias in LVAD …