Low-frequency electromyostimulation and chronic heart failure

Annales de Readaptation et de Medecine Physique

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 461-472

  Casillas, J M ^a,b   Gremeaux, V ^a,b   Labrunee, M ^a   Troigros, O ^a   Laurent, Y ^a,b   Deley, G ^b,c   Eicher, J C ^a  

^a DIJON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Electromyostimulation; Fatigue; Heart failure; Rehabilitation readaptation

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC CAPACITY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HEART FAILURE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MUSCLE EXCITATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; REHABILITATION CARE; TRAINING; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION;

EID: 49949114142     PISSN: 01686054     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annrmp.2008.04.006     Document Type: Article

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