TOPLINE:
A 12-week supervised high-intensity exercise programme was feasible for patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), leading to potential improvements in cardiorespiratory fitness, cardiovascular risk factors, and psychological outcomes, without an increased risk for arrhythmias.
METHODOLOGY:
- This study examined the feasibility and impact of an individualised high-intensity exercise programme in patients with HCM recruited at three tertiary centres in London between 2018 and 2019.
- Patients (40 per group) were randomly assigned to undergo a 12-week supervised high-intensity exercise programme along with usual care (median age, 48 years; 90% men) or receive usual care alone (median age, 44 years; 77.5% men).
- The exercise group participated in two 1-hour supervised exercise sessions per week, along with 1 hour of…