To "pump up" quality of life and exercise performance studies in patients with left ventricular assist devices

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 141-143

  Fabienne, Dobbels ^a,b   Hilde, Bollen ^c   Bart, Meyns ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b RESEARCH FOUNDATION FLANDERS FWO   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSISTED CIRCULATION; EXERCISE; HEART REHABILITATION; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 78650933389     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2010.11.002     Document Type: Editorial

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