Exercise can counteract muscle breakdown, increase strength and reduce inflammation caused by aging and heart failure , according to new research in Circulation, an American Heart Association journal.
The benefits for heart failure patients are similar to those for anyone who exercises: there’s less muscle-wasting, and their bodies become conditioned to handle more exercise.
Age of the patients didn’t matter, either, researchers found.
You will continue to see more and more studies that show the efficacy of exercise in a subset of heart failure patients. It would be ideal if they were covered by Medicare to cardiac rehabilitation programs.
