Improved quality of life in chronic heart failure patients following local endurance training with leg muscles

Journal of Cardiac Failure

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 111-117

  Tyni Lenné, Raija ^a   Gordon, Allan ^a   Sylvén, Christer ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Chronic heart failure; Exercise capacity; Health related quality of life; Physical training; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; HUMAN; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 0030160246     PISSN: 10719164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1071-9164(96)80029-7     Document Type: Article

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