Effects of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation and Aerobic Exercise Training on Arterial Stiffness and Autonomic Functions in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure

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Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 920-930

  Dobšák, Petr ^a   Tomandl, Josef ^b   Spinarova, Lenka ^a   Vitovec, Jiri ^a   Dusek, Ladislav ^b   Novakova, Marie ^b   Jarkovsky, Jiri ^b   Krejci, Jan ^a   Hude, Petr ^a   Honek, Tomáš ^a   Siegelova, Jarmila ^a   Homolka, Pavel ^a  

^a ST ANNE S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Czech Republic)

^b MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Arterial stiffness; Electrical stimulation; Exercise; Heart failure; Heart rate variability

Indexed keywords

CARDIOLOGY; MUSCLE; NONINVASIVE MEDICAL PROCEDURES; PATIENT REHABILITATION; STIFFNESS;

ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; AUTONOMICS; CHRONIC HEART FAILURES; ELECTRICAL STIMULATIONS; EXERCISE; HEART FAILURE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HIGH FREQUENCY COMPONENTS; HIGHER-FREQUENCY COMPONENTS; VASCULAR INDICES;

HEART;

BIG ENDOTHELIN 1; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; GLUCOSE; LIPID;

ADULT; AEROBIC EXERCISE; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; BICYCLE ERGOMETER; BICYCLE ERGOMETRY; CARDIAC PATIENT; CARDIO ANKLE VASCULAR INDEX; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART MUSCLE OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; NEUROMUSCULAR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; REHABILITATION MEDICINE;

EID: 84867201855     PISSN: 0160564X     EISSN: 15251594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1594.2012.01474.x     Document Type: Article

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