Exercise Training

A 12-month, home-based exercise program improved exercise capacity and patient-perceived fitness in adults with COPD but did not affect dyspnea, according to new data published in Chest.

A 12-month program of aerobic and resistance training was safe and improved physical function among older adults with chronic kidney disease, according to the results of this study.

Older adults can reduce their risk for all-cause mortality if they walk about 6,000 to 8,000 steps per day, according to findings published in The Lancet Public Health.

Postoperative exercise training may significantly improve the quality of life in patients undergoing lung surgery, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis published in Respiratory Medicine.

A telehealth-based aerobic exercise training program was feasible for adults with cystic fibrosis, researchers reported at the North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference.

Patients with severe interstitial lung disease who received heated and humidified nasal high-flow oxygen therapy had significant improvements in endurance, physiologic parameters and sensations during exercise.

Compared with moderate training, high-intensity interval training yielded no significant difference in peak oxygen consumption after 3 months in patients with HF with preserved ejection fraction, researchers reported.

Healio and Cardiology Today have compiled a list of most-read cardiology news of April 2020. Much of the top news over the past month was related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Readers in April were also interested in the CV effects of chronic exercise, mortality risk associated with unfiltered coffee, smartphone camera apps that may detect atrial fibrillation and more.

The extent and magnitude of metabolic adaptation to chronic exercise training in men were greater than originally believed, likely due to increased consumption of ketone body substrates and fatty acid, researchers reported in Cardiovascular Research.