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Review
. 2021 Oct 13:8:729073.
doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2021.729073. eCollection 2021.

Exercise-Based Rehabilitation Delivery Models in Comorbid Chronic Pulmonary Disease and Chronic Heart Failure

Audrey Borghi-Silva  1 , Adriana S Garcia-Araújo  1 , Eliane Winkermann  2 , Flavia R Caruso  1 , Daniela Bassi-Dibai  3 , Cássia da Luz Goulart  1 , Snehil Dixit  4 , Guilherme Dionir Back  1 , Renata G Mendes  1
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Review

Exercise-Based Rehabilitation Delivery Models in Comorbid Chronic Pulmonary Disease and Chronic Heart Failure

Audrey Borghi-Silva et al. Front Cardiovasc Med. .

Abstract

Among the most prevalent multimorbidities that accompany the aging process, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and chronic heart failure (CHF) stand out, representing the main causes of hospital admissions in the world. The prevalence of COPD coexistence in patients with CHF is higher than in control subjects, given the common risk factors associated with a complex process of chronic diseases developing in the aging process. COPD-CHF coexistence confers a marked negative impact on mechanical-ventilatory, cardiocirculatory, autonomic, gas exchange, muscular, ventilatory, and cerebral blood flow, further impairing the reduced exercise capacity and health status of either condition alone. In this context, integrated approach to the cardiopulmonary based on pharmacological optimization and non-pharmacological treatment (i.e., exercise-based cardiopulmonary and metabolic rehabilitation) can be emphatically encouraged by health professionals as they are safe and well-tolerated, reducing hospital readmissions, morbidity, and mortality. This review aims to explore aerobic exercise, the cornerstone of cardiopulmonary and metabolic rehabilitation, resistance and inspiratory muscle training and exercise-based rehabilitation delivery models in patients with COPD-CHF multimorbidities across the continuum of the disease. In addition, the review address the importance of adjuncts to enhance exercise capacity in these patients, which may be used to optimize the gains obtained in these programs.

Keywords: aging; chronic heart failure; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; comorbidities; exercise; non-invasive ventilation; rehabilitation.

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The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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Figure 1
Summary of components of Exercise-based rehabilitation on the population with COPD-CHF or COPD-Cardiovascular comorbidities. VO2peak, oxygen consumption; HR, heart rate; MR, maximum repetition; MIP, maximum inspiratory pressure; SpO2, Peripheral oxygen saturation.
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