Effects of Tai Chi training on exercise capacity and quality of life in patients with chronic heart failure: A meta-analysis

European Journal of Heart Failure

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 316-323

  Pan, Lei ^a   Yan, Junhong ^b   Guo, Yongzhong ^a   Yan, Junhe ^c  

^a GUANGZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BINZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c People's Hospital of Yangxin County   (China)

Author keywords

Exercise capacity; Heart failure; Meta analysis; Quality of life; Tai Chi

Indexed keywords

AMINO TERMINAL PRO BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; EXERCISE; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TAI CHI; WALKING;

AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; TAI JI; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84874455702     PISSN: 13889842     EISSN: 18790844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurjhf/hfs170     Document Type: Article

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