Dynamic Balance and Mobility Explain Quality of Life in HFpEF, Outperforming All the Other Physical Fitness Components.

Background Physical fitness is an important determinant of quality of life (QoL) in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) patients. However, how the different physical fitness components correlate with the specific dimensions of QoL in HFpEF patients remains unknown. Objective To evaluate the association between different physical fitness components and QoL dimensions in HFpEF patients, and, assess which physical fitness components were independently associated to QoL.

Early rehabilitation in cardiology - heart failure: The ERIC-HF protocol, a novel intervention to decompensated heart failure patients rehabilitation.

Background: Decompensated heart failure patients are characterised by functional dependence and low exercise tolerance. Aerobic exercise can improve symptoms, functional capacity and an increase in exercise tolerance. However, the benefits of early rehabilitation have not yet been validated.

Comparison of questionnaire and accelerometer-based assessments of physical activity in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: clinical and prognostic implications.

(i) To compare daily physical activity (PA) levels evaluated by the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) and by triaxial accelerometry in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) patients; (ii) to describe daily PA patterns based in objective measurements; and (iii) to observe the association between prognostic indicators and PA measurements. This is a cross-sectional study with 24 stable HFpEF patients. PA was assessed through the IPAQ short version and triaxial accelerometer.