Noninvasive imaging assessment of rehabilitation therapy in heart failure with preserved and reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (IMAGING-REHAB-HF): design and rationale

• Main Authors: Fernando Bianchini Cardoso (Author), Lígia M. Antunes-Correa (Author), Thiago Quinaglia A. C. Silva (Author), Luis Miguel Silva (Author), Camilla Toledo (Author), Vinicius Citelli Ribeiro (Author), Layde R. Paim (Author), Tomas G. Neilan (Author), Lício Velloso (Author), Wilson Nadruz (Author), Celso Darío Ramos (Author), Sergio S. Dertkigil (Author), Roberto Schreiber (Author), Andrei Sposito (Author), Jose Roberto Matos-Souza (Author), Otávio Berwanger (Author), Michael Jerosch-Herold (Author), Otávio Rizzi Coelho-Filho (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2019-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Background: Studies have shown significant benefits of exercise therapy in heart failure (HF) with a reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) and HF with a preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). The mechanisms responsible for the beneficial effect of exercise in HFrEF and HFpEF are still unclear. We hypothes...