Aldosterone “escape” in chronic heart failure relates to exercise capacity

Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone activation in heart failure, aldosterone escape.

Exercise capacity and prognosis in chronic heart failure.

The association among fitness, health, and longevity is probably as old as there are historical records. The writings of the classic Greek physicians Herodicus, Hippocrates, and Galen are replete with references to fitness, and each believed that a healthy body was a prerequisite for mental well-being.1 The US founding fathers were also conscious of the importance of fitness. Benjamin Franklin ...

Exercise capacity in chronic heart failure is related to the aetiology of heart disease.

OBJECTIVE To assess whether the underlying aetiology of chronic heart failure is a predictor of exercise performance. SETTING Tertiary referral centre for cardiology. PATIENTS AND OUTCOME MEASURES Retrospective study of maximum exercise testing with metabolic gas exchange measurements in 212 patients with chronic heart failure who had undergone coronary angiography. Echocardiography and rad...

Exercise in Chronic Heart Failure

Background. Exertional fatigue, which frequently limits exercise in patients with chronic heart failure, is associated with early anaerobic metabolism in skeletal muscle. The present study was designed to examine the skeletal muscle metabolic response to exercise in this disorder and determine the relation of reduced muscle blood flow and skeletal muscle biochemistry and histology to the early ...

Regular physical exercise corrects endothelial dysfunction and improves exercise capacity in patients with chronic heart failure.

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of systemic exercise training on endothelium-mediated arteriolar vasodilation of the lower limb and its relation to exercise capacity in chronic heart failure (CHF). Endothelial dysfunction is a key feature of CHF, contributing to increased peripheral vasoconstriction and impaired exercise capacity. Local handgrip exercise has pr...