Is severe left ventricular dysfunction a contraindication to participation in an exercise rehabilitation programme?

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 86, Issue 9 II, 1996, Pages 1106-1109

  Digenio, A G ^a   Cantor, A ^b,c   Noakes, T D ^d   Cloete, L ^a   Mavunda, D ^b   Esser, J D ^b  

^a Housing and Urbanisation   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CYCLING; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; JOGGING; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; TRAINING; TREADMILL; WALKING; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; AGED; EXERCISE; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 0029966780     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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