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. 2012 Sep;23(3):23-8.

Exercise rehabilitation for chronic heart failure patients with cardiac device implants

Robert G Haennel  1
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Exercise rehabilitation for chronic heart failure patients with cardiac device implants

Robert G Haennel. Cardiopulm Phys Ther J. 2012 Sep.

Abstract

In the past decade a significant development in the management and rehabilitation of people with chronic heart failure (CHF) has been the utilization of cardiac devices. The use of biventricular pacemakers, referred to as Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT) can yield improvements in functional abilities for a select group of CHF patients and the inclusion of implantable cardiac defibrillators (ICDs) may reduce the risk of sudden death. This review provides physical therapists with a basic understanding of how to prescribe exercise for people with CHF who have these device implants.

Keywords: exercise; heart failure; support devices.

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