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Tai Chi Enhances the Effects of Endurance Training in the Rehabilitation of Elderly Patients with Chronic Heart Failure Table 2 Comparison of Delta (Baseline versus 12 Weeks) of Hemodynamic, and Muscle Strength in the CT and ET Groups. Data Are Expressed as Mean
±
Standard Deviation.
CT group (
𝑛
=
3
0
) ET group (
𝑛
=
3
0
) Between-groups comparison Baseline 12 weeks Delta Baseline 12 weeks Delta (
𝑃
) Exercise tolerance 6MWT, m
2
1
4
.
9
±
3
2
2
9
1
.
5
±
4
6
7
7
.
4
±
2
6
2
1
9
.
2
±
2
3
2
7
2
.
0
±
3
3
5
3
.
2
±
1
6
.031 Hemodynamic Heart rate, bpm
7
2
.
3
±
1
2
6
4
.
5
±
1
1
−
8
.
2
±
2
.
2
7
4
.
6
±
1
1
6
9
.
5
±
9
−
5
.
7
±
1
.
6
.074 Systolic BP, mmHg
1
3
1
.
3
±
2
6
1
1
5
.
6
±
2
3
−
1
3
.
4
±
2
.
4
1
3
4
.
1
±
2
9
1
2
7
.
7
±
3
1
−
6
.
4
±
1
.
3
.025 Diastolic BP, mmHg
8
4
.
3
±
1
4
7
9
.
6
±
1
3
−
5
.
6
±
1
.
4
8
3
.
9
±
1
7
7
9
.
6
±
1
4
−
4
.
3
±
0
.
7
.66 NT pro-BNP, pg/mL
1
3
6
.
4
±
3
1
9
9
.
7
±
2
2
−
3
6
.
7
±
8
1
3
4
.
5
±
2
8
1
1
1
.
7
±
2
4
−
2
2
.
8
±
7
.015 Muscle strength MVC, N
6
5
.
4
±
1
5
8
3
.
6
±
1
9
1
8
.
2
±
4
6
6
.
0
±
1
1
8
0
.
1
±
2
0
1
4
.
1
±
3
.069 PT, Nm
4
1
.
3
±
1
7
.
4
6
8
.
2
±
9
2
6
.
9
±
7
4
2
.
6
±
1
7
.
4
5
6
.
7
±
1
1
1
9
±
1
.037
6MWT: 6 minutes walking test
