Aerobic Exercise Best for Heading Off Heart Failure

Exercise training is recommended for patients with mild to moderate heart failure symptoms. But what type of exercise is best? To find out, researchers reviewed 14 randomized, controlled trials on the effects of exercise in stable patients with heart failure. Most of the people in the studies were middle-aged men. Overall, aerobic training saw improved heart function similar to that seen with certain medicines. But trials testing the benefits of strength training were not conclusive.