Heart Failure Cardiac Failure Myocardial Failure Congestive Heart Failure Heart Decompensation
Conditions
Interventions
1. 12 weeks of high-intensity interval exercise training, twice a week
2. 12 weeks of moderate-intensity continuous exercise training, twice a week
3. A control group who recieves usual care.
Sponsors
Radboud University Medical Centre
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Heart failure NYHA classification II/III; 2. Ejection fraction < 45%; 3. Stable situation (clinically and pharmacological).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Diabetes mellitus; 2. Hypercholesterolaemia; 3. Exercise-induced ischaemia; 4. Pre-menopausal females; 5. Pathology/disease that restricts patients from participation to exercise.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Physcial fitness; 2. Brachial artery NO-dependent endothelium-dependent vasodilation; 3. Forearm resistance artery vascular bed NO-(in)dependent vasodilation; 4. Contribution of ET to the baseline forearm resistance artery vascular tone. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Cardiac structure and function; 2. Blood parameters that are (in)directly related to the progression and prognosis of HF; 3. Contribution of ET or NO to the exercise-induced vasodilation of the forearm vascular bed. | — |
Contacts
Public ContactNathalie M.M. Benda
Phililps van Leijdenlaan 15
Outcome results
None listed