Exercise for Coronary Heart Disease Patients

Exercise for Coronary Heart Disease Patients

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JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

VOL. 70, NO. 14, 2017

ª 2017 BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY FOUNDATION

ISSN 0735-1097/$36.00

PUBLISHED BY ELSEVIER

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2017.08.016

EDITORIAL COMMENT

Exercise for Coronary Heart Disease Patients Little Is Good, More Is Better, Vigorous Is Best* Thijs M.H. Eijsvogels, PHD,a,b Martijn F.H. Maessen, PHDa

T

he

cardiovascular

health

benefits

of

a

and mortality in 15,486 patients with stable CHD who

physically active lifestyle are well recognized

participated

and frequently described (1,2). Nevertheless,

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physical inactivity remains a global problem, particu-

Therapy) trial. Patients from 39 countries were allo-

larly in clinical populations such as coronary heart

cated to tertiles of PA. The intermediate and most

disease

active tertile had a lower risk for all-cause mortality

(CHD) patients. A recent meta-analysis

in

the

STABILITY

(Stabilization

of

including >1,000,000 individuals found that individ-

(hazard ratio [HR]: 0.75; 95% confidence interval [CI]:

uals who are inactive and sit the most have the

0.65 to 0.87, and HR: 0.70; 95% CI: 0.60 to 0.82),

highest risk for mortality (3). The typical CHD patient

cardiovascular mortality (HR: 0.89; 95% CI: 0.74 to

fits this description as she or he usually performs

1.06, and HR: 0.71; 95% CI: 0.58 to 0.88), and non-

little regular exercise and sits much of the time. Stra-

cardiovascular mortality (HR: 0.54; 95% CI: 0.41 to

tegies to increase physical activity (PA) and decrease

0.72, and HR: 0.73; 95% CI: 0.55 to 0.96) compared

sitting in high-risk populations such as CHD patients

with the least active tertile. The most active tertile

are therefore needed. Current guidelines prescribe

also had a lower risk for major adverse coronary

similar PA recommendations for primary (4) and sec-

events (HR: 0.81; 95% CI: 0.71 to 0.92), whereas

ondary prevention (5,6): 150 min/week of exercise at

there were no differences in the risk for myocardial

a moderate intensity. Most evidence for the health

infarction and stroke across all tertiles. The dose-

benefits of exercise in CHD patients are derived

response analysis showed a curvilinear relationship

from cardiac rehab studies (7). Although these find-

between PA and mortality with the largest risk re-

ings support the benefits of regular PA, these studies

ductions at the beginning of the curve. Furthermore,

do not inform on the minimal dose, optimal dose, and

the PA-associated reductions in mortality were greater

potential upper limit of PA to reduce cardiovascular

among CHD patients, whose exercise was limited by

morbidity and mortality.

dyspnea and in those with a high STABILITY CHD risk

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score, suggesting that high-risk patients benefit the most from a physically active lifestyle.

In this issue of the Journal, Stewart et al. (8)

This study provides important insight in the health

describe the association between self-reported PA

benefits of exercise training and habitual PA in CHD patients. Data from Stewart et al. (8) suggest that as little as 10 min/day of brisk walking (i.e., 3.5 mph) is

*Editorials published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology

associated with a 33% risk reduction for all-cause

reflect the views of the authors and do not necessarily represent the

mortality. For those unable to walk at a brisk pace,

views of JACC or the American College of Cardiology.

15 to 20 min/day at a slower pace (2 to 2.5 mph) will

From the Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Department of Physi-

yield similar benefits (8). These findings suggest that

ology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands;

CHD patients reduce their mortality risk by perform-

and the bResearch Institute for Sports and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool

ing PA volumes below current recommendations. The

a

John Moores University, Liverpool, United Kingdom. Dr. Eijsvogels is supported by a European Commission Horizon 2020 grant (Marie

low volume of this minimal effective dose may

Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship 655502). Dr. Maessen is financially sup-

stimulate patients to incorporate feasible PA goals

ported by an INTERREG VA grant (203072/WP1).

in their daily lives and may also eliminate barriers,

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Exercise Prescription for Coronary Heart Disease Patients

such as insufficient time or self-confidence, to

inactive patients (17). Therefore, findings from Stew-

become physically active.

art et al. (8) do not exclude the possibility that

An important limitation of the study by Stewart et al. (8) is that questionnaires were used to assess PA.

Questionnaires,

including

the

extreme PA may worsen cardiovascular outcomes for CHD patients.

International

Regardless of the PA volume, patients who

Physical Activity Questionnaire, overestimate PA

performed any vigorous-intensity PA had a lower

volumes, and there is poor agreement between

mortality risk compared with those performing only

objective (accelerometers) and self-reported PA (9).

low- or moderate-intensity PA. High-intensity inter-

Average PA volume in the present study was 40

val training is also increasingly applied to cardiac

metabolic equivalents (METs) h/week, which is

rehabilitation programs, and a recent meta-analysis

equivalent to 3.5 to 4 current PA recommendations

showed that high-intensity interval training pro-

and can be translated to 10 h of walking per week. It

duces greater increases in cardiopulmonary fitness

is unlikely that the STABILITY patients were so

compared with traditional moderate-intensity exer-

active, because a recent review found that 41 METs

cise training (18). The superior health benefits of

h/week

reduce

vigorous PA have been established in the general

cardiovascular events in the general population (10).

population previously (10,19), and Stewart et al. (8)

A potential explanation for the high PA volumes may

suggest that these findings can be extrapolated to

relate to the inclusion of low-intensity and work-

the CHD community.

is

the

optimal

PA

volume

to

epidemiological

In summary, findings from this large-scale study

studies include moderate to vigorous intensity PA

among CHD patients demonstrate that low volumes

only (11). Nevertheless, we can assume that the

of PA are associated with large risk reductions for

PA-related health benefits start at lower PA volumes

all-cause and cardiovascular mortality. Increasing

related activities, because

most

than those estimated in the present study.

volumes of PA yield additional health benefits, but

The greatest reductions in mortality risk were

the absolute decrease in mortality risk becomes

found in the most active patients. These observations

smaller for every doubling of PA volume. Vigorous

align with dose-response analyses in the general

intensity PA was associated with the lowest mortality

population (11,12) and suggest that high volumes of

risk, suggesting that patients benefit most from this

PA do not increase mortality risks. Although similar

type of exercise. These novel insights inform us about

data were reported in a Norwegian cohort of CHD

effective exercise regimens for secondary prevention,

patients (13), studies in American heart attack survi-

but require confirmation from additional studies.

vors (14) and British (15) and German (16) CHD

In

patients found attenuated health benefits in the most

remember that a little is good, more is better, and

active group. Differences in study methodology and

vigorous is best.

the

interim,

patients

and

clinicians

should

follow-up duration may contribute to these discrepancies. Furthermore, it is important to emphasize

ADDRESS

that patients in the STABILITY trial mainly performed

M.H. Eijsvogels, Department of Physiology (392),

FOR

CORRESPONDENCE:

low- to moderate-intensity PA, whereas vigorous-

Radboud

intensity PA is known to transiently increase the

9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, the Netherlands. E-mail:

risk for sudden cardiac death, especially in previously

[email protected].

University

Medical

Center,

Dr. P.O.

Thijs Box

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KEY WORDS cardiac rehab, cardiorespiratory fitness, exercise training, physical activity, secondary prevention

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