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Study Says It Is Important For Heart Failure Patients To Exercise

November 13, 2008

A new study has revealed that it is very important for heart failiure patients to try and get a great deal of exercise.......Washington (dbTechno) - A new study has revealed that it is very important for heart failure patients to try and get a great deal of exercise.

Safe exercise has been found to allow heart failure patients to get many health benefits.

The biggest health benefit is the fact that by taking part in safe exercise, they can strengthen their heart and other parts of the body.

The study found that heart failure patients were able to safely exercise for 30 minutes per day, three times per week.  It focused on a total of 2,331 patients, with half on an exercise program and half just given information on the program.

They were able to do this without having issues in regards to heart attack risk, chest pain, etc.

They also found that heart failure patients who did exercise were far less likely to be hospitalized for heart failure, or die from cardiac causes.

Researchers revealed their findings at the American Heart Association’s annual meeting in New Orleans.

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