Determinants of physical fitness in males with systolic heart failure.

BACKGROUND: Heart failure (HF) is a systemic disease which affects mainly older adults. The main symptom of HF is exercise intolerance which in the course of disease can cause limitations in independent functioning. So far no study on the impact of HF on physical fitness in men, regardless of disease severity, has been reported. AIM: To evaluate physical fitness in men with HF independently of age, HF severity, concomitant diseases and …