The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) has recommended that exercise training be offered to patients with chronic heart failure (CHF). This recommendation is supported by research-based evidence from a variety of studies over the past 10 years. Initially, the studies were concerned primarily with the safety and effectiveness of ...

This article discusses the cardiac care and rehabilitation needs of patients with chronic heart failure (CHF). Research suggests that patients with CHF who are in a stable condition can undertake supervised exercise programmes. Patients are rarely prescribed exercise; however exercise in patients with CHF reduces mortality and hospital admission rates. ...