The American Journal of Managed Care

Factors That Determine VO2 Max Importance as Measure of Heart Failure Severity

Right ventricular systolic function evaluated through VO2 max is a more accurate measure of functional capacity of persons with heart failure compared with left ventricular systolic function. This ...
BMJ

Optimal dose and type of physical activity to improve functional capacity and minimise adverse events in acutely hospitalised older adults: a systematic review with dose ...

Objective To identify the optimal dose and type of physical activity to improve functional capacity and reduce adverse events in acutely hospitalised older adults. Design Systematic review and ...
BMJ

Exercise therapy for functional capacity in chronic diseases: an overview of meta-analyses of randomised controlled trials

Correspondence to Professor Urho M Kujala, Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Rautpohjankatu 8, P.O. Box 35, Jyväskylä, Finland FI-40014; Urho.M.Kujala{at}jyu.fi Objective ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Patients With HFrEF, HFpEF See Different Functional Capacity Benefits With Dapagliflozin

The DETERMINE-Reduced and DETERMINE-Preserved trials demonstrated varying benefits of dapagliflozin on Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire Total Symptom Score and Physical Limitation Scale as ...
Science Daily

Functional capacity in old age is like an ecosystem that may collapse when disrupted

In old age, a tighter interlinkage between different domains of functional capacity may indicate a loss of system resilience. When functional capacity domains are tightly interconnected, a disruption ...