Dear Hoxha,

I hope the following papers help you.

Braith, R. W. (1998). Exercise training in patients with CHF and heart transplant recipients. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 30(10 Suppl), S367–S378. http://doi.org/10.1097/00005768-199810001-00005

Garet, M., Degache, F., Pichot, V., Duverney, D., Costes, F., Da Costa, A., … Roche, F. (2005). Relationship between daily physical activity and ANS activity in patients with CHF. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 37(8), 1257–1263. http://doi.org/10.1249/01.mss.0000174881.68546.ec

Maiorana, a, O’Driscoll, G., Cheetham, C., Collis, J., Goodman, C., Rankin, S., … Green, D. (2000). Combined aerobic and resistance exercise training improves functional capacity and strength in CHF. Journal of Applied Physiology, 88(8750-7587), 1565–1570.

O’Hea, E., Houseman, J., Bedek, K., & Sposato, R. (2009). The use of cognitive behavioral therapy in the treatment of depression for individuals with CHF. Heart Failure Reviews, 14(1), 13–20. http://doi.org/10.1007/s10741-008-9081-2

Regards,

Abdel-Rahman

Hi, here are also some recent meta-analyses:

Downing, J., & Balady, G. J. (2011). The role of exercise training in heart failure. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 58, 561-569.

Taylor, R. S., Davies, E. J., Dalal, H. M., Davis, R., Doherty, P., Cooper, C., et al. (2012). Effects of exercise training for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: a systematic review and meta-analysis of comparative studies. International Journal of Cardiology, 162, 6-13.

or did you mean something particular by "physical therapy"?

Best regards,

Heike

Thanks everyone for the responses!

Please take a look at the following RG link.

Article Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation in patients with chron...