Effect of a seated exercise program to improve physical function and health status in frail patients > or = 70 years of age with heart failure.

Eighty-two patients aged > or = 70 years with heart failure were randomized to a gentle, seated exercise program or to usual care. Six-minute walk distance and quality of life did not change between groups, but daily activity as measured by accelerometry increased in the exercise group relative to the control group.

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