Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF)
Conditions
Interventions
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Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients diagnosed with HFrEF, regardless of etiology 2. Receiving optimal medical treatment for heart failure 3. Age = 16 years 4. Able to speak and read the Dutch language
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Permanent atrial heart rhythm disturbances 2. Hemodynamic significant valvular disease 3. Cardiac ischemia or chest pain when performing submaximal exercise 4. Neurological, orthopedic or peripheral vascular conditions preventing the patient from exercising
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To determine the correlation between exercise-induced changes in cardiac KE and stroke volume, and cardiac output in patients with stable heart failure with reduced ejection fraction. | — |
Contacts
Maxima Medical Centre