The influence of muscle mass, strength, fatigability and blood flow on exercise capacity in cachectic and non-cachectic patients with chronic heart failure

European Heart Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 259-269

  Anker, S D ^a   Swan, J W ^a   Volterrani, M ^a   Chua, T P ^a   Clark, A L ^a   Poole Wilson, P A ^a   Coats, A J S ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiac cachexia; Chronic heart failure; Fatigability; Leg blood flow; Maximal oxygen consumption; Muscle strength

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CACHEXIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE BLOOD FLOW; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE MASS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PERIPHERAL CIRCULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

EID: 0031025867     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.eurheartj.a015229     Document Type: Article

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