Research Article

Cardiac Rehabilitation Increases SIRT1 Activity and β-Hydroxybutyrate Levels and Decreases Oxidative Stress in Patients with HF with Preserved Ejection Fraction

Table 3

Changes in oxidant/antioxidant parameters in HFpEF controls and HFpEF patients who underwent ET-CR.

VariablesCtrET-CR
BaselineAfter 4 weeksBaselineAfter 4 weeks

SIRT1 activity (AU)0.560<0.0001
βOHB (μmol/L)0.280<0.0001
Ox-LDL (pg/mL)0.492<0.0001
TEAC (mmol Trolox Equiv/L)0.075<0.0001
NAD+0.136<0.0001
NADH0.090<0.001
NAD+/NADH0.115<0.0001

ET-CR: exercise training-based cardiac rehabilitation; βOHB: β-hydroxybutyrate; Ox-LDL: Oxidized Low-Density Lipoprotein. CR vs. Ctr after 4 weeks, .