Abstract
The benefit of cardiac rehabilitation (cr) in patients with heart failure is controversial. current American college of cardiology (Acc) and American heart Association (AhA) guidelines for the management of patients with heart failure list exercise training as a class i indication. however, data from clinical trials are mixed, and the current American Association of cardiovascular and Pulmonary rehabilitation (AAcVPr), Acc, and AhA performance measures for the referral to, and delivery of, cr services do not list heart failure as a qualifying cardiovascular disease event for which referral to outpatient cr should occur prior to hospital discharge. in this article, we review the data supporting the benefits of exercise training and formal cr programs in patients with heart failure.
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