Tai Chi: The Chinese ancient wisdom of an ideal exercise for cardiac patients

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 293-295

  Cheng, Tsung O ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

BLOOD VESSEL TONE; CARDIAC PATIENT; CARDIOPULMONARY FUNCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CHINESE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; EDITORIAL; EXERCISE; FITNESS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEART DEATH; HEART FAILURE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIPID ANALYSIS; MEDITATION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TONE; NEUROMODULATION; NOCICEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; RELAXATION TRAINING; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TAI CHI; TREATMENT INDICATION; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VEIN COMPLIANCE; WALKING;

EXERCISE THERAPY; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; TAI JI;

EID: 33947714709     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.06.021     Document Type: Editorial

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