Aerobic exercise training intensity in patients with chronic heart failure: Principles of assessment and prescription

European Journal of Preventive Cardiology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 5-14

  Carvalho, Vitor Oliveira ^a   Mezzani, Alessandro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardiac rehabilitation; exercise; heart failure

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC EXERCISE; EXERCISE INTENSITY; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW;

EID: 79959248623     PISSN: 20474873     EISSN: 20474881     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJR.0b013e32833a9c63     Document Type: Article

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