- Participants who consent to cooperate with this study and meet the following inclusion criteria: a) to have a clinical diagnosis of heart failure (ejection fraction of the left ventricle less than 40% secondary to ischemia or idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy) functional class II or III, according to the NYHA classification ; b) be medically stable in the 30 days prior to enrollment in the study and, c) not have participated or are participating in cardiac rehabilitation program.