Left-ventricular function and physical performance on the 6-min walk test in older patients after inpatient cardiac rehabilitation

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 46-55

  Polcaro, Paola ^a   Lova, Raffaele Molino ^a   Guarducci, Lorenzo ^a   Conti, Andrea Alberto ^a,b,c   Zipoli, Renato ^a   Papucci, Mario ^a   Garuglieri, Silvia ^a   Raimo, Daniela ^a   Fattirolli, Francesco ^b   Macchi, Claudio ^a,b   Gensini, Gian F ^a,b  

^a IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c Dip Area Critica Med Chir   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardiac Rehabilitation; Elderly; Left ventricular Function; Physical Training; Six Minute Walk Test

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC EXERCISE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETRY; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DIABETES MELLITUS; DYSLIPIDEMIA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART REHABILITATION; HEART SURGERY; HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR COORDINATION; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; REHABILITATION CARE; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRAINING; WALKING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT; WALKING;

EID: 37549023399     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0b013e31815e67d8     Document Type: Article

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