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A Meta-Analysis of the Effect of Exercise Training on Left Ventricular Remodeling in Heart Failure Patients

The Benefit Depends on the Type of Training Performed

Mark J. Haykowsky, PhD^_*,_*, Yuanyuan Liang, PhD, David Pechter, BA^_*, Lee W. Jones, PhD, Finlay A. McAlister, MD, MSc^|| and Alexander M. Clark, PhD

^_* Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine
Alberta Research Centre for Child Health Evidence
Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
^|| Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

View larger version (25K): [in this window] [in a new window] [Download PPT slide]   Figure 1 Flow of Trials Through the Selection Process

View larger version (18K): [in this window] [in a new window] [Download PPT slide]   Figure 2 Exercise Training and Ejection Fraction AT = aerobic training; CI = confidence interval; ST = strength training; WMD = weighted mean differences.

View larger version (13K): [in this window] [in a new window] [Download PPT slide]   Figure 3 Exercise Training and End-Diastolic Volume Abbreviations as in Figure 2.

View larger version (13K): [in this window] [in a new window] [Download PPT slide]   Figure 4 Exercise Training and End-Systolic Volume Abbreviations as in Figure 2.