Is swimming safe in heart failure? : a systematic review
(2017)
Journal Article
Shah, P. M., Pellicori, P., Macnamara, A., Urbinati, A., & Clark, A. L. (2017). Is swimming safe in heart failure? : a systematic review. Cardiology in review, 25(6), 321-325. https://doi.org/10.1097/CRD.0000000000000154
It is not clear whether swimming is safe in patients with chronic heart failure. Ten studies examining the hemodynamic effects of acute water immersion (WI) (155 patients; average age 60 years; 86% male; mean left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF)... Read More about Is swimming safe in heart failure? : a systematic review.