All testing is preformed with physician supervision and the results are interpreted by a cardiologist with training in heart failure and exercise physiology. This allow individualized exercise prescriptions, assessment of patients response, and assists with the determination as to when it is safe for the patient to return to work. CPX testing also allows individualized exercise prescriptions and can guide the prescription for supervised cardiac rehabilitation programs. Vanhees L, Fagard R, Thijs L, Staessen J, Amery A. Prognostic significance of peak exercise capacity in patients with coronary artery disease. Adamopoulos S, Coats AJ, Brunotte F, et al.
Physical training improves skeletal muscle metabolism in patients with chronic heart failure.
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