Effect of six-minute walking training on autonomic nerve function in patients having chronic heart failure
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-4904.2014.34.019
- VernacularTitle:六分钟步行训练对慢性心力衰竭患者自主神经功能的影响
- Author:
Xiaoli LIU
;
Jingfa ZHOU
;
Fengfeng NAN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Heart failure;
Six-minute walking training;
Heart rate variability;
Heart rate deceleration capacity
- From:
Chinese Journal of Postgraduates of Medicine
2014;37(34):57-60
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate the influence of six-minute walking training on autonomic nerve function in patients having chronic heart failure.Methods Eighty chronic heart failure patients with heart function Ⅱ-Ⅲ grade were divided into training group (40 cases) and control group (40 cases) by random digits table method.Patients in two groups were treated with conventional anti heart failure drug.Patients in training group insisted six-minute walking training twice a day on the basis of the conventional treatment.Changes of the index of heart function,heart rate variability (HRV) and heart rate deceleration force (DC) before and after treatment were tested in two groups.Results After treatment,the cardiac function in training group and control group was significantly improved (P ＜ 0.05).The indexes of HRV and DC in two groups were significantly higher than those before treatment (P ＜ 0.05).After treatment,the indexes of HRV and DC in training group were significantly higher than those in control group (P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion Six-minute walking training in patients having chronic heart failure can significantly improve the autonomic nerve function,which is an effective and safe rehabilitation exercise for patients having chronic heart failure.
