Exercise rehabilitation in chronic heart failure

Coronary Artery Disease

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 233-237

  Keteyian, Steven J ^a,b  

^a HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical outcomes; Exercise; Heart failure; Rehabilitation; Training

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; EXERCISE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEART FAILURE; HEART REHABILITATION; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SECONDARY PREVENTION; TRAINING;

AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHRONIC DISEASE; EXERCISE THERAPY; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; STROKE VOLUME;

EID: 33748291374     PISSN: 09546928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019501-200605000-00005     Document Type: Review

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