With the aging of the world's population, a large proportion of patients seen in
cardiovascular practice are older adults, but many patients also exhibit signs of physical …

Frailty is a multidimensional syndrome characterized by a variable combination of muscle
weakness, mobility impairment, physical inactivity, social isolation, cognitive impairment …

Background Cardiac rehabilitation is a mainstay treatment for patients experiencing an
adverse cardiovascular event. Heart disease is important in frailty, but the impact of cardiac …

The study aimed to assess procedural complications, patient flow and clinical outcomes after
balloon aortic valvuloplasty (BAV) as rescue or bridge therapy, based on data from our …

Understanding the link between heart disease and frailty in older adults is crucial. While
medical progress has extended life, it has not fully addressed the decline in function and …

Background: Frailty is prevalent in patients with heart failure (HF) and associated with
increased morbidity and mortality. Hence, there has been increased interest in the …

Aims Inspiratory muscle training (IMT) can increase the strength or endurance of the
diaphragm and accessory muscles of inspiration, yet there is no evidence that endorses the …

Background The impact of exercise‐based cardiac rehabilitation (CR) following heart valve
surgery is uncertain. We conducted an update of this systematic review and a meta‐analysis …

Objectives To investigate the effect of moderate-intensity continuous training (MICT) on the
improvement of cardiopulmonary function for patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve …

Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) provides multifactorial support and intervention for cardiac
patients and improves quality of life (QoL). We aimed to assess clinical performance and …