High-intensity interval training improves peak oxygen uptake and muscular exercise capacity in heart transplant recipients

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 12, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 3134-3142

  Nytroen K ^a   Rustad, L A ^a,g   Aukrust, P ^b   Ueland, T ^b   Hallen J ^h   Holm, I ^c   Rolid, K ^d   Lekva, T ^e,i   Fiane, A E ^f,i   Amlie, J P ^a   Aakhus, S ^a   Gullestad, L ^a,i  

^a Section of Clinical Immunology and Infectious Diseases   (Norway)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c Division of Surgery and Clinical Neuroscience   (Norway)

^d Department of Clinical Service   (Norway)

^e Research Institute for Internal Medicine   (Norway)

^f OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^g NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^h NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES   (Norway)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Aerobic exercise; chronotropic response; heart transplantation; maximum oxygen uptake; muscle strength; VO2peak

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BODY COMPOSITION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREADMILL EXERCISE;

ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART RATE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; REFERENCE VALUES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 84868093975     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2012.04221.x     Document Type: Article

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