Clinical ResearchCardiac Rehabilitation Improves Functional Capacity and Patient-Reported Health Status in Patients With Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices: The Rehab-VAD Randomized Controlled Trial
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Key Words
cardiopulmonary exercise testing
cardiac rehabilitation
end-stage heart failure
exercise training
Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire
left ventricular assist device
Abbreviations and Acronyms
6MW
6-min walking distance
CPX
cardiopulmonary treadmill test
CR
cardiac rehabilitation
HF
heart failure
HS
health status
KCCQ
Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire
LVAD
left ventricular assist device
UC
usual care
VO2
peak oxygen uptake
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This study was supported by an internal grant from the Edith and Benson Ford Heart and Vascular Institute. The authors have reported that they have no relationships relevant to the contents of this paper to disclose.
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