Improving Exercise Tolerance in Chronic Heart Failure. A Tale of Inspiration?**Editorials published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology reflect the views of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of JACC or the American College of Cardiology.

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 51, Issue 17, 2008, Pages 1672-1674

  Fleg, Jerome L ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC CAPACITY; AEROBIC EXERCISE; BLOOD FLOW; DYSPNEA; EDITORIAL; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEART FAILURE; HEART OUTPUT; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MORTALITY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TRAINING;

DYSPNEA; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FOREARM; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; INHALATION; LEG; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPIRATORY MUSCLES; REST; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 43049151125     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2008.01.027     Document Type: Editorial

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