1.Influence of aerobic exercise training on serum copeptin level in aged patients with coronary heart dis-ease complicated chronic heart failure
Yong XIE ; Lihua ZHANG ; Nengbin DONG ; Jun WU
Chinese Journal of cardiovascular Rehabilitation Medicine 2016;25(6):565-568
Objective:To explore influence of aerobic exercise training on serum copeptin level in aged patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) complicated chronic heart failure (CHF) .Methods :A total of 200 aged CHD + CHF patients were randomly and equally divided into routine treatment group (received cardiotonic ,diuretic etc .routine therapy) and aerobic exercise group (received aerobic exercise training based on routine therapy) .After six months , serum copeptin level was measured ,cardiac function and quality of life were assessed and compared between two groups .Results:Compared with before treatment after six months ,serum copeptin level significantly reduced in both groups ( P<0.05 all);compared with routine treatment group ,there was significant reduction in serum copep‐tin level [ (10.85 ± 2.66) pmol/ml vs .(9.24 ± 3.82) pmol/ml , P=0.036] in aerobic exercise group .Compared with routine treatment group ,there was significant improvement in cardiac function ,significant rise in 6min walk‐ing distance [ (185.3 ± 51.8) m vs .(386.5 ± 62.4) m] ,and significant reduction in score of Minnesota living with heart failure questionnaire [ (32.5 ± 5.5) scores vs .(21.8 ± 4.2) scores] in aerobic exercise group , P<0.05 both ;no patients suffered from adverse events such as aggravated heart failure and malignant arrhythmia etc .during aero‐bic exercise therapy .Conclusion:On the basis of drug treatment ,aerobic exercise training can reduce serum copeptin level ,improve cardiac function and quality of life in patients with chronic heart failure .