Dr. Sandra Viviana Chaparro | Source | Cardiologist and Director of Advanced Heart Failure at Miami Cardiac & Vascul...
Dr. Sandra Viviana Chaparro
Sandra V. Chaparro, M.D., specializes in cardiovascular disease, heart failure and transplantation cardiology and serves as Director of Advanced Heart Failure at Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute. She conducts clinical research to improve the care and outcomes of patients with cardiovascular disease. Dr. Chaparro has extensive teaching experience, instructing and mentoring medical students, residents and fellows. She is widely published in peer-reviewed medical journals and is an invited presenter at educational and scientific symposiums. She also serves as an Editorial Reviewer for numerous medical publications.
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Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute
Cardiologist and Director of Advanced Heart Failure
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Moderate or vigorous exercise may reduce heart failure risk
A large study in the U.K found that people who participated in moderate-intensity or vigorous exercise had a reduced risk of heart failure.
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Q&A: Multidisciplinary teams key to managing patients with HF
The CDC estimates that 6 million Americans are diagnosed each year with HF, and that it is responsible for more than 300,000 U.S. deaths per year and costs the U.S. health system more than $30 billion annually.Fortunately, new treatments have emerged to help improve survival and quality of life and reduce hospital readmission in patients with HF.
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Most of the patients were white, and the study does not provide a direct link between exercise and heart failure prevention. Nevertheless, it is a powerful databank that highlights an important tool to decrease the risk of developing heart failure.
