Immersion in warm water induces improvement in cardiac function in patients with chronic heart failure

European Journal of Heart Failure

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 308-313

  Cider, Åsa ^a   Sveälv, Bente Grüner ^a   Täng, Margareta Scharin ^a   Schaufelberger, Maria ^a   Andersson, Bert ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Doppler; Echocardiography; Heart function tests; Hemodynamic phenomena; Hydrotherapy

Indexed keywords

HOT WATER;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART FAILURE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE VOLUME; HEART OUTPUT; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HUMAN; HYDROTHERAPY; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; MUSCLE TRAINING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWIMMING POOL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THERMOREGULATION;

AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIAC OUTPUT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEART; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYDROTHERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 33646378888     PISSN: 13889842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejheart.2005.08.001     Document Type: Article

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