Anemia does not preclude increments in cardiac performance during a short period of intensive, exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation

European Journal of Preventive Cardiology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 150-157

  Bellotto, Fabio ^a,b   Palmisano, Pietro ^c   Compostella, Leonida ^a   Russo, Nicola ^a,b   Zaccaria, Maria ^c   Guida, Piero ^c   Setzu, Tiziana ^a   Cati, Arianna ^b   Maddalozzo, Anna ^b   Favale, Stefano ^c   Iliceto, Sabino ^b  

^a Istituto Codivilla Putti   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

6 minute walking test; Anemia; cardiac rehabilitation; cardio pulmonary test; functional capacity

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AEROBIC EXERCISE; AGED; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BREATHING EXERCISE; CARDIOPULMONARY EXERCISE TEST; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; EXERCISE; EXERCISE INTENSITY; FEMALE; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART PERFORMANCE; HEART REHABILITATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; WALKING;

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANEMIA; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE THERAPY; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

EID: 79959264509     PISSN: 20474873     EISSN: 20474881     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1741826710389372     Document Type: Article

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