Exercise training in heart failure improves quality of life and exercise capacity

European Heart Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 774-781

  Willenheimer, Ronnie ^a   Erhardt, L ^a   Cline, C ^a   Rydberg, E ^a   Israelsson, B ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Benefit; Exercise training; Heart failure; Patient categories

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPNEA; EXERCISE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRAINING;

EID: 0032080494     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/euhj.1997.0853     Document Type: Article

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